# Brown Aeshna (*Aeshna grandis*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-aeshna  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The brown aeshna (Aeshna grandis) is a species in the family Aeshnidae, order Odonata. Recorded adults reach 7.7 cm in length.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 7 cm – 7.7 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | freshwater |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | By day (diurnal) |
| Generations a year | One every two years or more |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Four-spotted chaser (*Libellula quadrimaculata*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Odonata
- family: Aeshnidae
- genus: Aeshna
- species: *Aeshna grandis* (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: *Aeschna grandis*, *Aeschnura grandis*, *Aeshna linnaei*, *Libellula flavipennis*, *Libellula grandis*, *Libellula nobilis*, *Libellula quadrifasciata*, *Libellula rufa*

## Common questions

### How big is the brown aeshna?

An adult brown aeshna measures 7 cm – 7.7 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### What kind of animal is the brown aeshna?

The brown aeshna (Aeshna grandis) belongs to the family Aeshnidae in the order Odonata.

### Which animals does the brown aeshna eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the brown aeshna include four-spotted chaser. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

Cite as: Brown Aeshna (Aeshna grandis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-aeshna