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INSECTS

American Emerald

Cordulia shurtleffii

Insects
Native
American Emerald, photo 1 of 5
American Emerald, Nymph
American Emerald, Male
46 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Corduliidae 46 mm long.

There are 463 observations of American Emerald in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec89
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue64
  3. Capitale-Nationale49
  4. Outaouais47
  5. Laurentides35
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches33
  7. Mauricie32
  8. Estrie31
  9. Lanaudière23
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  11. Côte-Nord12
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine10
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  14. Montérégie6
  15. Montréal4
  16. Laval1
  17. Centre-du-Québec1

Similar species

Racket-tailed EmeraldDorocordulia libera
Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollis
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
Kennedy's EmeraldSomatochlora kennedyi
Uhler's SundragonHelocordulia uhleri
Common Green DarnerAnax junius
Ebony BoghaunterWilliamsonia fletcheri
Clamp-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora tenebrosa
Four-spotted SkimmerLibellula quadrimaculata
Brush-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora walshii
Ocellated EmeraldSomatochlora minor
Delicate EmeraldSomatochlora franklini