Brilliant emerald

The brilliant emerald, Somatochlora metallica, is a middle-sized species of dragonfly. It is the largest and greenest of the Somatochlora species; 50–55 millimetres (2.0–2.2 in) long.[1]

Brilliant emerald
teneral male
teneral female
both Moat Pond, Thursley Common, Surrey
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Suborder:
Anisoptera
Family:
Corduliidae
Genus:
Somatochlora
Species:
S. metallica
Binomial name
Somatochlora metallica
(Vander Linden, 1825)

S. metallica is found across most of northern Eurasia where it is the commonest of its genus.[1] In Great Britain, it is locally common in south east England and has a very restricted population in Scotland.[2]

  • teneral male
  • teneral female
  • teneral female

References
  1. Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.
  2. "The Brilliant Emerald". British Dragonfly Society.


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