Clamp-Tipped Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Odonata |
| Family | Corduliidae |
| Genus | Somatochlora |
| Species | Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2017.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Missouri
- S3 Vulnerable
- Kentucky
- S4 Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- North Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- New Jersey
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- S2 Imperiled
- New Hampshire
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- SU Unrankable
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S2 Imperiled
- Texas
- SNR Unranked
- District of Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Oklahoma
- S3 Vulnerable
- Vermont
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- New York
- S5 Secure
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Connecticut
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Louisiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Pennsylvania
- S5 Secure
- Maine
- S3 Vulnerable
- Massachusetts
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Delaware
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- New Brunswick
- S3 Vulnerable
- Quebec
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ontario
- S3 Vulnerable
- Prince Edward Island
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Godwin, J.C. 2008. Biological inventory of the cave and karst systems of The Nature Conservancy's Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn, Alabama, USA. 40 pp.
How to cite this account
Somatochlora tenebrosa (Say, 1840). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2938. https://cavebiology.org/species/somatochlora-tenebrosa/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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