Whitehouse’s Emerald

Somatochlora whitehousei

General Status Rank: 
Presence Expected
Common Name: 
Whitehouse’s Emerald
Scientific Name: 
Somatochlora whitehousei
Naming References: 
HMW1
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Odonate (Dragonfly)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Odonata
Family: 
Corduliidae
References: 
HMW1
Habitat
Larvae and adults: level sedge/moss fens.
References: 
BMW1
Distribution

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Population

Population Size

Uncommon
References: 
BMW1
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Presence Expected
Status Rank Description: 
Known from Yukon and Churchill, Manitoba. In the Yukon it is known from only three widely separate localities.
Decision Process Description: 
Added in 2014 (S. Carriere) based on list of possible additional species in Catling (2006). Reviewed in 2015, no change. Reviewed in 2020, no change.
Last Updated: 
November 25, 2023

References

Habitat

  • Cannings, Sydney G., Cannings, Robert A. (1997) Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) Insects of the Yukon pp 169-200 - BMW1 Return

Naming

  • Cannings, Robert A. (2001) Personal Communication. Curator of Entomology, Royal British Columbia Museum - HMW1 Return

Population Size

Cannings, Sydney G., Cannings, Robert A. (1997) Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Yukon. Biological Survey of Canada (Terrestrial Arthropods) Insects of the Yukon pp 169-200 - BMW1 Return

Taxonomy

  • Cannings, Robert A. (2001) Personal Communication. Curator of Entomology, Royal British Columbia Museum - HMW1 Return