Kebnat
INSECTS

Kennedy's Emerald

Somatochlora kennedyi

Insects
Native
Kennedy's Emerald, Male
Kennedy's Emerald, Female
Kennedy's Emerald, photo 3 of 5
51 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Corduliidae 51 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 17 observations of Kennedy's Emerald in Québec, mostly in Chaudière-Appalaches, Lanaudière and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  2. Lanaudière2
  3. Laurentides2
  4. Outaouais2
  5. Côte-Nord2
  6. Montérégie1
  7. Centre-du-Québec1
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  9. Capitale-Nationale1
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

American EmeraldCordulia shurtleffii
Delicate EmeraldSomatochlora franklini
Forcipate EmeraldSomatochlora forcipata