Emeralds (Genus Somatochlora)
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Clamp-tipped Emerald  (female)                     Somatochlora tenebrosa
Charles County, Maryland
August 4, 2005
Photographer:  Ashley Traut (MD-DNR)
Clamp-tipped Emerald  (male)                         Somatochlora tenebrosa
Mt. Negro Bog
Garrett County, Maryland
September 8, 1995
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Ski-tipped Emerald  (male)                               Somatochlora elongata
Muddy Creek
Garrett County, Maryland
July 21, 1997
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Fine-lined Emerald (male)                                 Somatochlora filosa
Cove Point
Calvert County, Maryland
September 30, 1998
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Treetop Emerald                                                 Somatochlora provocans
Patuxent Research Refuge
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
August 6, 1996
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Mocha Emerald    (larva)                                   Somatochlora linearis
Bear Branch, Sugarloaf Mountain
Frederick County, Maryland
March 31, 2007
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Clamp-tipped Emerald (exuvium)                   Somatochlora tenebrosa
Cunningham Falls State Park
Frederick County, Maryland
July 28, 2007
Photographer: Richard Orr
Brush-tipped Emerald (male)                          Somatochlora walshii
Glades of Cherry Creek
Garrett County, Maryland
June 25, 2008
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Mocha Emerald    (male)                                   Somatochlora linearis
Mattawoman Creek
Charles County, Maryland
September 5, 2008
Photographer:  Richard Orr
Coppery Emerald (female)                               Somatochlora georgiana
Idylwild Wildlife Management Area
Caroline County, Maryland
June 12, 2010
Collected: Dan Bogar
Photographer:  Hal White