Somatochlora metallica (Vander Linden, 1825)
(Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly)

Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSomatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly)
GenusSomatochlora (emerald dragonflies)
FamilyCORDULIIDAE (emerald dragonflies)
SuborderANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cham, S. 2005 Male Brilliant Emerald Vol 16, No. 6 Page: 431

Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly):

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