New Jersey's Striped Emeralds (Somatochlora)

Scans of the male abdominal appendages of New Jersey's Striped Emeralds, to assist in-hand identification.

These 2 species can be expected anywhere in New Jersey
Clamp-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora tenebrosa
Mocha Emerald
Somatochlora linearis
The following 5 species are only known from north Jersey
Williamson's Emerald
Somatochlora williamsoni
Brush-tipped Emerald
Somatochlora walshii
Ski-tailed Emerald
Somatochlora elongata
Forcipate Emerald
Somatochlora forcipata
 
Kennedy's Emerald
Somatochlora kennedyi
 
The next 3 species are known only from the Coastal Plain
Fine-lined Emerald
Somatochlora filosa
Treetop Emerald
Somatochlora provocans
 
Coppery Emerald
Somatochlora georgiana