Brilliant emerald
| Brilliant emerald | |
|---|---|
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| teneral male | |
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| teneral female both Moat Pond, Thursley Common, Surrey | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Somatochlora |
| Species: | S. metallica |
| Binomial name | |
| Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825) | |
The brilliant emerald, Somatochlora metallica, is a middle-sized species of dragonfly. It is the largest and greenest of the Somatochlora species; 50–55 millimetres (2.0–2.2 in) long.[1]
S. metallica is found across most of northern Eurasia where it is the commonest of its genus.[1] In Great Britain, it is locally common in south east England and has a very restricted population in Scotland.[2]
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References
- 1 2 Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.
- ↑ "The Brilliant Emerald". British Dragonfly Society.
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