Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Odonata (Dragonflies, damselflies) ➔ Family Corduliidae (Emeralds)

Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Gemeine Smaragdlibelle Downy Emerald

Synonyms and other combinations:

Cordulia aeneaturfosa Buchholz, 1967 | Cordulia brachycauda Görtler, 1948 | Cordulia laubmanni Götz, 1923 | Cordulia linaenea Fraser, 1956 | Cordulia longicauda Görtler, 1948 | Cordulia selysi Belyshev, 1956 | Cordulia tatrica Dziedzielewicz, 1902 | Cordulia turfosa Foerster, 1902 |

  • Cordulia aenea, male 46
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-05-12 12:56:01
    Image number: 46
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-05-12 12:56:01
  • Cordulia aenea, male 47
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-05-12 12:50:41
    Image number: 47
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-05-12 12:50:41
  • Cordulia aenea, male 143
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-05-01 12:09:52
    Image number: 143
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-05-01 12:09:52
  • Cordulia aenea, female 349
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-04-26 11:49:26
    Image number: 349
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-04-26 11:49:26
  • Cordulia aenea, female 142
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-05-01 13:24:37
    Image number: 142
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-05-01 13:24:37
  • Cordulia aenea, female 350
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-04-26 11:52:22
    Image number: 350
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-04-26 11:52:22
  • Cordulia aenea 45
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-05-31 17:13:30
    Image number: 45

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-05-31 17:13:30
  • Cordulia aenea, male 367
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-09 12:05:28
    Image number: 367
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-09 12:05:28
  • Cordulia aenea, male 368
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-09 12:10:10
    Image number: 368
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-09 12:10:10
  • Cordulia aenea, in wheel position 352
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, in wheel position
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:17:30
    Image number: 352
    in wheel position
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:17:30
  • Cordulia aenea, exuvia 106
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-05-25 15:40:33
    Image number: 106
    exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-05-25 15:40:33
  • Cordulia aenea, exuvia 107
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-05-25 15:40:01
    Image number: 107
    exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-05-25 15:40:01
  • Cordulia aenea, larva 353
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:00:59
    Image number: 353
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:00:59
  • Cordulia aenea, larva 354
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:02:11
    Image number: 354
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:02:11
  • Cordulia aenea, larva 355
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:03:07
    Image number: 355
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:03:07
  • Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched 356
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:34:38
    Image number: 356
    freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:34:38
  • Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched 357
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:35:02
    Image number: 357
    freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:35:02
  • Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched 358
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:35:47
    Image number: 358
    freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:35:47
  • Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched 359
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:37:52
    Image number: 359
    freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:37:52
  • Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched 360
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:41:35
    Image number: 360
    freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:41:35
  • Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched 361
    Cordulia aenea (Linnaeus, 1758)  Gemeine Smaragdlibelle  Downy Emerald 
    Cordulia aenea, freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-05-01 11:49:13
    Image number: 361
    freshly hatched
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-05-01 11:49:13



References, further reading, links:
  1. Tol J. van (2016). Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata (version Dec 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2016 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.