The Quebec Emerald or Robert's Emerald (Somatochlora brevicincta) is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is one of the 42 species within the genus Somatochlora found in the Northern Hemisphere. It is one of the rarest Odonata species in Canada and among the most recently described. Adrien Robert, a Canadian entomologist, Cleric of Saint Viator, and professor at the University of Montreal, first described S. brevicincta in 1954.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Quebec Emerald being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Somatochlora whitehousei
- Somatochlora septentrionalis
- Somatochlora forcipata
- Somatochlora semicircularis
- Somatochlora williamsoni
- Somatochlora sahlbergi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Corduliidae
- Genus
- Somatochlora
- Species
- Somatochlora brevicincta
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