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Striped Emerald Dragonflies
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Striped Emerald Dragonflies

Somatochlora

Somatochlora is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. Members of this genus are medium-sized dragonflies with dark bodies and a metallic green lustre. The abdomens of males are distinctive, with the first two segments bulbous-shaped, the third constricted, and the rest of the abdomen club-shaped with a straight ending. The exception is S. borisi, which is shaped like a Cordulia species. There are usually two crossveins between the hind wing base and the triangle,...

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38 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 38 known species

Brilliant Emerald

speciesSomatochlora metallica

Yellow-spotted Emerald

speciesSomatochlora flavomaculata

Clamp-tipped Emerald

speciesSomatochlora tenebrosa

Brush-tipped Emerald

speciesSomatochlora walshii

Mocha Emerald

speciesSomatochlora linearis

Mountain Emerald

speciesSomatochlora semicircularis

Ocellated Emerald

speciesSomatochlora minor

Northern Emerald

speciesSomatochlora arctica

Ringed Emerald

speciesSomatochlora albicincta

Williamson's Emerald

speciesSomatochlora williamsoni

Ski-tipped Emerald

speciesSomatochlora elongata

Lake Emerald

speciesSomatochlora cingulata

Delicate Emerald

speciesSomatochlora franklini

Alpine Emerald

speciesSomatochlora alpestris

Fine-lined Emerald

speciesSomatochlora filosa

Forcipate Emerald

speciesSomatochlora forcipata

Incurvate Emerald

speciesSomatochlora incurvata

Balkan Emerald

speciesSomatochlora meridionalis

Kennedy's Emerald

speciesSomatochlora kennedyi

Hine's Emerald

speciesSomatochlora hineana

Somatochlora graeseri

speciesSomatochlora graeseri

Whitehouse's Emerald

speciesSomatochlora whitehousei

Quebec Emerald

speciesSomatochlora brevicincta

Hudsonian Emerald

speciesSomatochlora hudsonica

Muskeg Emerald

speciesSomatochlora septentrionalis

Somatochlora uchidai

speciesSomatochlora uchidai

Treetop Emerald

speciesSomatochlora provocans

Plains Emerald

speciesSomatochlora ensigera

Treeline Emerald

speciesSomatochlora sahlbergi

Somatochlora exuberata

speciesSomatochlora exuberata

Somatochlora viridiaenea

speciesSomatochlora viridiaenea

Texas Emerald

speciesSomatochlora margarita

Ozark Emerald

speciesSomatochlora ozarkensis

Coppery Emerald

speciesSomatochlora georgiana

Calvert's Emerald

speciesSomatochlora calverti

Somatochlora dido

speciesSomatochlora dido

Somatochlora clavata

speciesSomatochlora clavata

Somatochlora daviesi

speciesSomatochlora daviesi

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