Downy emerald
Cordulia aenea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Suborder: Anisoptera Family: Corduliidae Genus: Cordulia Species: C. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Odonata is an order of Insects encompassing dragonflies (Anisoptera and damselflies (Zygoptera Anisoptera redirects here For the genus of trees see Anisoptera (tree. The insect family Corduliidae contains the emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers. aenea
Binomial name
Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)

The downy emerald (Cordulia aenea) is a species of dragonfly. Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Anisoptera redirects here For the genus of trees see Anisoptera (tree. It is metallic green and bronze in color, and its thorax is coated with fine hairs, hence its name. The thorax is a division of an Animal 's body that lies between the head and the Abdomen. Like most other emeralds, the downy emerald has bright shiny green eyes. The insect family Corduliidae contains the emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers. Adults are around 5 cm in length, and are in flight from May through July each year.

This species lives in woodlands near lakes and ponds; like other dragonflies, it lays eggs in water and its larvae are aquatic. Ecologically a woodland is an area covered in trees differentiated from a Forest. It is distributed throughout most of Europe. Although it has been eliminated from some of its historic native area in Great Britain due to habitat loss, dense populations of the downy emerald can still be found there in spots where its ideal habitat remains. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands

After the downy emerald young emerge from their eggs, they live for three years at various larval and nymphal stages. They are fully grown adults for only two months, during which time they mate and the females deposit their eggs back into the water.

External links

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