Minnesota Dragonfly

Dragonfly Identification

Emerald (Corduliidae):

Members of the Emerald Family (Corduliidae) have a thin ring, of yellow, white or gold, separating abdominal segments 2 and 3. The ring may be complete, incomplete, or broken. While many species of Emeralds have bright green metallic eyes and a metallic emerald sheen to their thorax, there are also some Emeralds that are mostly brown

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Are the thorax and face a combination of brown and metallic green ?

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Are the thorax and face a drab brown color with no metallic green ?

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