Somatochlora septentrionalis
Species of dragonfly
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Somatochlora septentrionalis, the muskeg emerald, is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is endemic to Canada, where it is found from Yukon and British Columbia east to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Superfamily: | Libelluloidea |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Somatochlora |
| Species: | S. septentrionalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Somatochlora septentrionalis (Hagen, 1861) | |
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Description
Adult muskeg emeralds are 39–48 mm (1.5–1.9 in) long.[4] The body is metallic green, brown and black, with a faint yellow spot on the thorax. This species is identical to Whitehouse's emerald (Somatochlora whitehousei) except in the shape of the male cerci and the female subgenital plate.[4]
female
male cerci
