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INSECTS

Brush-tipped Emerald

Somatochlora walshii

Insects
Native
Brush-tipped Emerald, photo 1 of 5
Brush-tipped Emerald, Male
Brush-tipped Emerald, Female
46.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Corduliidae 46.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 96 observations of Brush-tipped Emerald in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Lanaudière and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec19
  2. Lanaudière18
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches17
  4. Capitale-Nationale11
  5. Estrie11
  6. Mauricie4
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  9. Montérégie2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  11. Outaouais2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Laval1
  14. Laurentides1
  15. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Williamson's EmeraldSomatochlora williamsoni
Clamp-tipped EmeraldSomatochlora tenebrosa
Delicate EmeraldSomatochlora franklini
Forcipate EmeraldSomatochlora forcipata
Racket-tailed EmeraldDorocordulia libera
American EmeraldCordulia shurtleffii