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    Clamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa)

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    Somatochlora tenebrosa
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Odonata
    Infraorder: Anisoptera
    Family: Corduliidae
    Genus: Somatochlora
    Species:
    S. tenebrosa
    Binomial name
    Somatochlora tenebrosa
    (Say, 1839)
    Synonyms[2]
    • Libellula tenebrosa Say, 1839

    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

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    1. ^ 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.
    2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
    3. ^ "Somatochlora tenebrosa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
    4. ^ "Somatochlora tenebrosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
    5. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
    6. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

    Further reading

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    • 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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