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  Treetop Emerald
            Somatochlora provocans Calvert, 1903

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Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Found throughout the coastal plain, this aptly named species is seldom noticed in its normal niche, which is, duh, the tops of trees.

 Treetop Emerald male lateral 

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Description:

Description, range and habitat information not yet completed

Treetop Emerald claspers
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Conservation Status:

State: S2S3 - Rare to imperiled in New Jersey

Global: G4 - Apparently secure globally

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Flight season:

Early Date: 6/10
Late Date: 9/10

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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