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Cordulia

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Cordulia
Downy Emerald
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Corduliidae
Subfamily: Corduliinae
Genus: Cordulia
Leach, 1815

Cordulia is a genus of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.[1][2][3]

Species

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The genus includes two species:[4]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758) downy emerald[5] Great Britain
Cordulia shurtleffii Scudder, 1866 American emerald[6] North America.

References

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  1. ^ "Cordulia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ nomen.at
  3. ^ "Cordulia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  4. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  6. ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.