Somatochlora elongata (Scudder, 1866) is a animal in the Corduliidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Somatochlora elongata (Scudder, 1866)

Somatochlora elongata (Scudder, 1866)

Somatochlora elongata, the ski-tipped/ski-tailed emerald, is a stable least-concern Corduliidae dragonfly found in North America.

Family
Genus
Somatochlora
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Somatochlora elongata (Scudder, 1866)

Somatochlora elongata, commonly known as the ski-tipped emerald or ski-tailed emerald, is a dragonfly species that belongs to the family Corduliidae. This species is native to North America. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as "LC" (least concern), which indicates there are no immediate threats to the survival of the species, and its overall population is currently stable.

Photo: (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Corduliidae Somatochlora

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

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