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

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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
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:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Somatochlora metallica (Brilliant Emerald, Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly)
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