American emerald

The American emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii) is a species of dragonfly found in North America. It is colored mostly black with a yellow ring between segments 2 and 3.[2]

American Emerald
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Cordulia
Species:
C. shurtleffii
Binomial name
Cordulia shurtleffii
Scudder, 1866[1]

References

  1. "Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Mead, Kurt (2009). Dragonflies of the North Woods. 2nd ed. Duluth:Kodlath+Stensaas Publ., p.102.


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