Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Downy Emerald)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCordulia aenea (Downy Emerald)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cham, S. 2006 Male Downy Emerald Vol 17 (6) Page: 434
Cham, S. 2004 The Downy Emerald - an enigmatic dragonfly British Wildlife Vol 16, No 2: 108-119.
Revels, R. 2007 Downy Emerald emerging Vol 18, No 6 Page: 432
Wilson, P. 2002 Downy Emerald Vol 13, No. 3 Page: 204

Cordulia aenea (Downy Emerald) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cordulia aenea (Downy Emerald)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cordulia aenea (Downy Emerald)
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