Somatochlora viridiaenea

Somatochlora viridiaenea
male
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. viridiaenea
Binomial name
Somatochlora viridiaenea (Uhler, 1858)
Synonyms [2]
Cordulia viridiaenea Uhler, 1858 Somatochlora atrovirens Selys, 1883

Somatochlora viridiaenea is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. The species was described in 1858 by American entomologist Philip Reese Uhler based on a female specimen from Hokkaido, Japan. ^[3] It has also been recorded on Honshu and in eastern Russia. ^[4]

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  female
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  male in flight

References

1. Sasamoto, A. (2020). "Somatochlora viridiaenea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T50980753A142917222. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T50980753A142917222.en . Retrieved 29 August 2024.
2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
3. Asahina, Syoziro (1961). "The type specimens of the Odonata in the Entomological Institute, Hokkaido University". Insecta Matsumurana. 24 (1): 57–65.
4. "Somatochlora viridiaenea". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 27 February 2020.