''Dorocordulia'', commonly called little emeralds or little barlasses, is a genus of
dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
in the family
Corduliidae
The Corduliidae, also knowns as the emeralds, emerald dragonflies or green-eyed skimmers, is a family of dragonflies. These dragonflies are usually black or dark brown with areas of metallic green or yellow, and most of them have large, emerald-gr ...
found in
North America.
''Dorocordulia''
, GBIF
Species
*'' Dorocordulia lepida'' – petite emerald
*'' Dorocordulia libera'' – racket-tailed emerald
References
External links
''Dorocordulia''
DiscoverLife
''Dorocordulia''
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''Dorocordulia''
EoL
Corduliidae
Odonata of North America
Anisoptera genera
Taxa named by James George Needham
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