Somatochlora meridionalis

Somatochlora meridionalis
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Genus: Somatochlora
Species:
S. meridionalis
Binomial name
Somatochlora meridionalis
Nielsen, 1935

Somatochlora meridionalis, the Balkan emerald, is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It occurs in southeastern Europe from France to the Czech Republic to Turkey.[1] It is found at narrow, shallow, shaded streams.[2]

  • male
    male
  • close-up of head and thorax
    close-up of head and thorax

References

  1. ^ a b "Somatochlora meridionalis". IUCN Redlist. IUCN. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ Holusa, Otakar (2009). "Notes to the first record of Somatochlora meridionalis (Odonata: Corduliidae) in the Czech Republic". Acta Mus. Beskid. 1: 89–95.


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