Bulgarian emerald  (Somatochlora borisi)

Description

With its large emerald green eyes, this recently-discovered dragonfly (3) is typical of the Corduliidae family, commonly known as the emerald dragonflies (4) (5). The thorax of this species is metallic green, while the abdomen is dark green with a metallic sheen. At the base of the abdomen are wide yellow spots, which are very large on the under side of the first four or five abdominal segments in the female (4).

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