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| The Dragonflies
(Insecta: Odonata) of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia: Field Surveys, Collections Development and Public Education Table
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Somatochlora Selys The Greek words soma, body, and khloros, green, are the source of the name of the largest genus in the Corduliidae. Species of Somatochlora are metallic, dark bronzy-green dragonflies with brilliant green eyes. The genus is mostly boreal and Appalachian; ten of the twenty-four North American species are known from British Columbia. Most live around mountain or northern lakes and peatlands.
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