Brilliant Emerald vs Yellow-spotted Emerald

Somatochlora metallica compared with Somatochlora flavomaculata

Key Differences

• Brilliant Emerald is Least Concern while Yellow-spotted Emerald is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brilliant Emerald	Yellow-spotted 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 metallica	Somatochlora flavomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brilliant Emerald and Yellow-spotted Emerald share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Somatochlora.

Conservation Status

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-spotted Emerald

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brilliant Emerald	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Yellow-spotted Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden