Ocellated Emerald vs Ringed Emerald

Somatochlora minor compared with Somatochlora albicincta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ocellated Emerald	Ringed Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Corduliidae	Corduliidae
Genus same	Somatochlora	Somatochlora
Species	Somatochlora minor	Somatochlora albicincta

Evolutionary Relationship

Ocellated Emerald and Ringed Emerald share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Somatochlora.

Conservation Status

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Ringed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ocellated Emerald	Ringed Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Ringed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States