Incurvate Emerald / Cordulie incurvée
Somatochlora incurvata
Fundy Nature Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes 2
Incurvate Emerald / Cordulie incurvée
(Somatochlora incurvata)
Size: 50-59 mm (from Walker)
First Fundy record: Not yet known from the park. First found in Albert County by Dr. D.F. McAlpine during the Caledonia Gorge PNA Bio-Blitz on July 5th, 2011.
Status/Habitat: Apparently rare in Albert County. Uncommon to locally common in the Maritimes, particularly in the Maritime Coastal Plain and more boreal habitats. Found in larger wet plains and meadow habitats such as bogs and fens, particularly those with sedges and grasses and abundant pools of standing water.
Flight period in New Brunswick: June 28th to October 8th
ID Hints: One of the larger, long-bodied Emeralds that usually does not show bright spots on the thorax, except when quite young.
Nature Notes: Apparently the larvae of this species can survive long periods outside of water and can be found active on the wet sphagnum mats of their preferred habitats.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Denis Doucet
- (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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