Hine's emerald dragonfly

Hine's emerald dragonfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species: S. hineana
Binomial name
Somatochlora hineana
Williamson, 1931
Current Range [2]

The Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana) is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.

Globally, the species is extremely rare. The largest breeding population known is in Door County, Wisconsin. The only other known populations occur at small sites in northern Michigan, northeastern Illinois, and recently discovered sites in Missouri and Ontario.

One site where the species is present in good numbers is The Ridges Sanctuary in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin.

Hine's emerald is listed on the United States Federal List of Endangered Species, the only species of Odonata so listed.

References

  1. Odonata Specialist Group (1996). Somatochlora hineana. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
  2. The Hine's Emerald Dragonfly: Rare Gem of Wetland and Meadow. USFWS. 2002.

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