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  Coppery Emerald
            Somatochlora georgiana Walker, 1925

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Range & Habitat:

A rather enigmatic species in New Jersey, specimens exist for only a very few locations in the coastal plain.  Anecdotal evidence, however, indicates it may be more common and should be actively searched for.

  

Description:

Description, range and habitat information not yet completed

Coppery Emerald claspers
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Conservation Status:

State: S1 - Critically imperiled in NJ

Global: G3G4 - Very rare and local throughout its range, found locally in a restricted range, or vulnerable due to other factors

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Flight season:

Early Date: 7/12
Late Date: 7/13

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form