Genus Somatochlora - Striped Emeralds

Classification · Print References · Works Cited

Brush-tipped Emerald - Somatochlora walshii - male

Emerald824 - Somatochlora tenebrosa - female

Striped Emerald (Somatochlora)? - Somatochlora tenebrosa - female

closeup of claspers #2 - Somatochlora walshii - male

Ringed Emerald, dorsal view of claspers - Somatochlora albicincta - male

Unknown Somatochlora sp. (Corduliidae) - Somatochlora walshii - female

Is this an American emerald, male ? - Somatochlora incurvata

Ringed Emerald - Somatochlora albicincta - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Corduliidae (Emeralds)

Genus Somatochlora (Striped Emeralds)

Print References

One of the best we've found on Somatochlora is Kurt Mead (1) .

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies of the North Woods Kurt Mead. 2003. Adventure Publications.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 11 February, 2005 - 10:13pm
Last updated 5 March, 2005 - 6:31pm

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