Brilliant emerald

Brilliant emerald
	male brilliant emerald
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)

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]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
^ "The Brilliant Emerald". British Dragonfly Society.

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[Dijkstra-1] Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

[BDS-2] "The Brilliant Emerald". British Dragonfly Society.

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