Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925 is a animal in the Corduliidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925 (Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925)
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Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925

Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925

Whitehouse's emerald (Somatochlora whitehousei) is a stable North American emerald dragonfly listed as IUCN least concern.

Family
Genus
Somatochlora
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Somatochlora whitehousei Walker, 1925

Somatochlora whitehousei, commonly called Whitehouse's 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 assessed this species as least concern, designated by the code "LC", meaning there is no immediate threat to the survival of Somatochlora whitehousei. Its population is currently stable. The IUCN conservation status of this species was most recently reviewed in 2017.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Corduliidae Somatochlora

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