| Somatochlora meridionalis | |
|---|---|
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| 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
close-up of head and thorax
References
- 1 2 "Somatochlora meridionalis". IUCN Redlist. IUCN. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
 - ↑ 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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