Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878) is a animal in the Corduliidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878) (Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878))
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Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878)

Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878)

Somatochlora franklini, the delicate emerald, is a stable least-concern North American emerald dragonfly in Corduliidae.

Family
Genus
Somatochlora
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878)

Somatochlora franklini, commonly known as the delicate emerald, is a species of emerald dragonfly belonging to the family Corduliidae. This species is found in North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of Somatochlora franklini as "LC" (least concern), meaning there is no immediate threat to the survival of the species. Its population is currently stable, and this IUCN conservation status was most recently reviewed in 2017.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Corduliidae Somatochlora

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

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