Somatochlora cingulata (Selys, 1871) is a animal in the Corduliidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Somatochlora cingulata (Selys, 1871)

Somatochlora cingulata (Selys, 1871)

The lake emerald (Somatochlora cingulata) is a stable North American emerald dragonfly listed as IUCN least concern.

Family
Genus
Somatochlora
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Somatochlora cingulata (Selys, 1871)

Somatochlora cingulata, commonly known as the lake 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 (IUCN) has listed Somatochlora cingulata with the conservation status "LC", which stands for least concern. This designation indicates there is no immediate threat to the survival of the species, and its population is currently stable.

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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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