Corduliidae
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The insect
family Corduliidae contains the emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-green eyes. The larva
e are black, hairy-looking, and usually semi-aquatic.
Members of this family include baskettails, emeralds, river cruisers, sundragons, shadowdragons, boghaunters, and other creatively-named dragonflies. They are not uncommon and are found nearly worldwide, however, some individual species are quite rare. Hine's Emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana), for example, is an endangered species
in the United States
.
Some genera:
Insect
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family Corduliidae contains the emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-green eyes. The larva
Larva
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e are black, hairy-looking, and usually semi-aquatic.
Members of this family include baskettails, emeralds, river cruisers, sundragons, shadowdragons, boghaunters, and other creatively-named dragonflies. They are not uncommon and are found nearly worldwide, however, some individual species are quite rare. Hine's Emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana), for example, is an endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
in the United States
United States
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.
Some genera:
- ArchaeophyaArchaeophyaArchaeophya is a small genus of dragonflies belonging to the family Corduliidae. They are large dragonflies with metallic bodies, dark with yellow spots and clear wings. They only occur in eastern Australia.The genus contain only two species:...
- CorduliaCorduliaCordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.- Species :The genus includes three species:* Cordulia aenea – Downy Emerald* Cordulia amurensis * Cordulia shurtleffii – American Emerald...
– American emeralds - DorocorduliaDorocorduliaDorocordulia, commonly called little emeralds, is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae found in North America.-Species:*Dorocordulia lepida – Petite Emerald*Dorocordulia libera – Racket-tailed Emerald-External links:...
– little emeralds - EpithecaEpithecaEpitheca is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as Baskettails.Some authorities spin off the North American baskettails into two new genera, Epicordulia and Tetragoneuria, but this has not gained widespread acceptance and most references place them under this...
– baskettails - HelocorduliaHelocorduliaHelocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as Sundragons.These are medium-sized Odonates, long, dark brown with orange markings.They are confined to eastern USA and Canada where their habitat is clear streams and lakes with sandy bottoms.The genus...
– sundragons - IdionyxIdionyxIdionyx is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae.The genus consists of the following species:...
- NeurocorduliaNeurocorduliaNeurocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as Shadowdragons.These are medium-sized Odonates, long, light brown with orange or yellowish markings...
– shadowdragons - SomatochloraSomatochloraSomatochlora is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. Members of this genus are medium-sized dragonflies with dark bodies and a metallic green lustre....
– striped emeralds - WilliamsoniaWilliamsonia (dragonfly)Williamsonia is a genus of small dragonflies in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as Boghaunters. Unlike other genera of Emerald dragonflies, they have dark eyes and non-metallic bodies.The genus consists of only two species:...
– boghaunters