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  Ski-tailed Emerald
            Somatochlora elongata (Scudder, 1866)

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Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Recently added to the state list, Ski-tailed Emerald has been recorded from Sussex and Morris county but should be looked for elsewhere in the highlands and valley & ridge provinces.

 Ski-tailed Emerald male 

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Description:

Description, range and habitat information not yet completed.

Ski-tailed Emerald claspers
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 For a chart of more NJ Striped Emerald male claspers, click here

 

Conservation Status:

State: S1 - Critically imperiled in NJ

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 6/28
Late Date: 7/11

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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