A female Clamp-tipped Emerald in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/20/2013).
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A female Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2015).
A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/20/2013).
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A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2007).
A female Clamp-tipped Emerald in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/20/2013). Note the eggs.
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A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/27/2010).
A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2019).
A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2019).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Harford Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A male Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2008). I caught this dragonfly for identification purposes then placed him in a natural position so photos could be taken. You can tell he was caught and placed by his wings being up-turned and not laying flat like they would be naturally. This is an easy way to tell if a dragonfly photograph was truly in situ.
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Harford Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/22/2017). (c) dossification, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/1/2006). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emeralds in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Clamp-tipped Emerald in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/1/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa) is a widespread and familiar Somatochlora in much of the east. It is named for the extremely peculiar, clamp-shaped cerci and epiproct of the male. This dragonfly breeds in small, shaded forest streams (Paulson, 2011). In Maryland, the species is widespread, and is probably the most common species of its genus in the state (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).
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A female Clamp-tipped Emerald in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/20/2013).
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A female Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2015).
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A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/20/2013).
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A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2007).
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A female Clamp-tipped Emerald in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/20/2013). Note the eggs.
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A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/27/2010).
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A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2019).
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A Clamp-tipped Emerald in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/29/2019).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Harford Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A male Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2008). I caught this dragonfly for identification purposes then placed him in a natural position so photos could be taken. You can tell he was caught and placed by his wings being up-turned and not laying flat like they would be naturally. This is an easy way to tell if a dragonfly photograph was truly in situ.
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Harford Co., Maryland (7/29/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/22/2017). (c) dossification, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/1/2006). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emeralds in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Clamp-tipped Emerald in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/1/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Somatochlora tenebrosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Corduliidae |
| Genus: | Somatochlora |
| Species: | S. tenebrosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1839)
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Somatochlora tenebrosa, the clamp-tipped 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 tenebrosa 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
[edit]- ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Somatochlora tenebrosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T50978929A65836339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T50978929A65836339.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.
- ^ "Somatochlora tenebrosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Somatochlora tenebrosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Somatochlora tenebrosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
[edit]- 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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