Alpine Emerald vs Brilliant Emerald

Somatochlora alpestris compared with Somatochlora metallica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Emerald	Brilliant Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Odonata (蜻蜓目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family same	Corduliidae	Corduliidae
Genus same	Somatochlora	Somatochlora
Species	Somatochlora alpestris	Somatochlora metallica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Emerald and Brilliant Emerald share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Somatochlora.

Conservation Status

Alpine Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Emerald	Brilliant Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Alpine Emerald

The Alpine Emerald (Somatochlora alpestris) is a species in the genus Somatochlora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Brilliant Emerald

亮翠蜻蜓（Somatochlora metallica）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。分布广泛，种群数量丰富且稳定，无紧迫保护问题。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden