Rhionaeschna mutata

Rhionaeschna mutata, the spatterdock darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae.

[2][3][4][5] Spatterdock darners prefer ponds as their reproductive habitat.

Specifically small, heavily vegetated, semi-permanent/ephemeral ponds that are fish-free with wooded riparian edges and sphagnum moss.

[6] The IUCN conservation status of Rhionaeschna mutata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival.

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