Fine-lined Emerald
Somatochlora filosa (Hagen, 1861)
Fine-lined Emerald: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/702
Synonyms
Tags
S2 (State rare)

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Status

Fine-lined Emerald (Somatochlora filosa) is a widespread southern emerald found in coastal plain counties in Maryland. Its breeding habitat is imperfectly known, but is thought to be probably be tannin-stained seeps or small streams through forest (Paulson, 2011). In Maryland, this beautiful dragonfly is restricted to the coastal plain, where it occurs on both the western and eastern shores. It is considered rare by Orr (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). It is ranked as S2 (state rare) in Maryland.

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Somatochlora filosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. filosa
Binomial name
Somatochlora filosa
(Hagen, 1861)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cordulia filosa Hagen, 1861

Somatochlora filosa, the fine-lined emerald, is a species of emerald dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is found in North America.[3][4][1][5]

The IUCN conservation status of Somatochlora filosa is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Somatochlora filosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50978814A80694402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978814A80694402.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  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. ^ "Somatochlora filosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ "Somatochlora filosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  5. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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