About Somatochlora incurvata Walker, 1918
Somatochlora incurvata, the incurvate emerald, is a medium-sized, slender, elongate dragonfly that reaches about 5.8 cm (2.3 in) in length. It is larger than many other species in the genus Somatochlora. Its thorax and abdomen are metallic brown to black, with yellowish brown spots along their sides. It has green eyes. This species has a relatively restricted range in northeastern North America, where it extends from Nova Scotia south to New York and west to Wisconsin. Incurvate emeralds live in bogs and fens. Their larvae are thought to reside within saturated Sphagnum moss. Females lay their eggs in small pools within the breeding habitat, which can even include temporary depressions created by footprints. Adult incurvate emeralds may forage across a wide variety of other habitats.
