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

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Somatochlora forcipata (Scudder, 1866)

Somatochlora forcipata (Scudder, 1866)

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

Family
Genus
Somatochlora
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Somatochlora forcipata (Scudder, 1866)

Somatochlora forcipata, commonly known as the forcipate 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 Somatochlora forcipata with the conservation status "LC", which stands for least concern. There are no immediate threats to the survival of this species, and its population is currently stable.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Corduliidae Somatochlora

More from Corduliidae

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

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