Helocordulia

Helocordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. They are commonly known as sundragons.

Helocordulia
Helocordulia uhleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Subfamily:	Corduliinae
Genus:	Helocordulia Needham, 1901

These are medium-sized odonates, 38–46 mm (1.5–1.8 in) long, dark brown with orange markings. They are confined to eastern USA and Canada where their habitat is clear streams and lakes with sandy bottoms.^[1]

Species

The genus contains only two species:^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Helocordulia selysii (Hagen in Selys, 1878)	Selys's sundragon[3]	North America
	Helocordulia uhleri (Selys, 1871)	Uhler's sundragon[3]	North America