Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 is a animal in the Corduliidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866
Cordulia shurtleffii, the American emerald, is a mostly black North American dragonfly with a yellow abdominal ring.
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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Somatochlora cingulata (Selys, 1871)
Somatochlora filosa (Hagen, 1861)
Somatochlora hudsonica (Hagen, 1871)
Williamsonia fletcheri Williamson, 1923
Neurocordulia molesta (Walsh, 1863)
Somatochlora franklini (Selys, 1878)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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