Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 is a animal in the Corduliidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866

Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866

Cordulia shurtleffii, the American emerald, is a mostly black North American dragonfly with a yellow abdominal ring.

Family
Genus
Cordulia
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866

American emerald, whose scientific name is Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866, is a species of dragonfly native to North America. Its body is mostly black, and it has a distinct yellow ring between its second and third abdominal segments. This dragonfly is distributed across Canada and the northern United States. Adult individuals of this species typically have a body length between 1.7 and 2.0 inches.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Corduliidae Cordulia

More from Corduliidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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