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American emerald

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American Emerald
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Cordulia
Species:
C. shurtleffii
Binomial name
Cordulia shurtleffii
Scudder, 1866[2]

The American emerald (Cordulia shurtleffii) is a species of dragonfly found in North America. It is colored mostly black with a yellow ring between segments 2 and 3.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Cordulia shurtleffii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T50969369A65836229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50969369A65836229.en. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ Mead, Kurt (2009). Dragonflies of the North Woods (2nd ed.). Duluth: Kodlath+Stensaas Publ. p. 102.
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