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Eastern Swamp Emerald
Conservation status: Least Concern
This species has been found in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. It lives by rivers, riverine pools, lakes and ponds.
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Scientific Classification
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Odonata
Epiprocta
Corduliidae
Procordulia
jacksoniensis
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It is a black and yellow-orange-brown coloured dragonfly with two metallic green stripes on the sides of its thorax. It has a fairly stout body.
There are two species of Procordulia in Australia. The other species, Procordulia affinis the Western Swamp Emerald, has only been found in southern Western Australia.
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