The Ski-tipped Emerald is one of the longest Somatochlora, striped Emeralds, in Minnesota. They have emerald green eyes, two yellow thoracic strips, and a long, slender abdomen that end in long sloping terminal appendages, which is where the Ski-tipped Emerald get its common name
Males patrol, typically flying low and slow, stopping often to hover. Occasionally found away from the breeding grounds
Slow-moving streams flowing through bogs and swamps, spring-fed and beaver ponds, lake inlets and outlets
Females lay eggs by dipping their abdomen into the water at intervals along the bank or shoreline
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