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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Emeralds (Corduliidae) » Striped Emeralds (Somatochlora) » Williamson's Emerald (Somatochlora williamsoni)
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Somatochlora sp. - Somatochlora williamsoni - male
Copyright © 2009 Michael Butler

Somatochlora sp. - Somatochlora williamsoni - Male
~30 km WNW of the Town of Marathon, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
September 23, 2009
Size: ~6 cm

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Somatochlora sp. - Somatochlora williamsoni - male Somatochlora sp. - Somatochlora williamsoni - male
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Contributed by Michael Butler on 24 September, 2009 - 10:40am
Last updated 27 November, 2009 - 4:27pm

Moved
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… Jason Forbes, 27 November, 2009 - 4:27pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 11 October, 2009 - 12:17am login or register to post comments

not sure
but I suspect Somatochlora Williamsoni. It has the slender abdomen, and upcurved tip on the appendages. Others with similar appendages, have white rings on the abdomen
… Bob Barber, 24 September, 2009 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
agreed
Thanks Bob,

I think you're right - S. williamsoni.
… Michael Butler, 29 September, 2009 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

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