Somatochlora albicincta

Somatochlora albicincta, the ringed emerald, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.^[3][4][5][6] It is found in North America.^[3]

Somatochlora albicincta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Corduliidae
Genus:	Somatochlora
Species:	S. albicincta
Binomial name
Somatochlora albicincta (Burmeister, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
Epophthalmia albicincta Burmeister, 1839 Cordulila eremita Scudder, 1866

The IUCN conservation status of Somatochlora albicincta is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.^[1][7]

Gallery

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  Male Somatochlora albicincta emerging from the nymph stage
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  Ringed emerald, Somatochlora albicincta