Dragonflies and Damselflies:
Odonata of Monteverde, Costa Rica

William A. Haber
Electronic Field Guide Project, University of Massachusetts- Boston
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Corduliidae- Emerald dragonflies, Green-eyed skimmers
Neocordulia, with three species, is the only genus of corduliids in Costa Rica. Of these, only Neocordulia batesi has been recorded from Monteverde at 800 m elevation in the Río Peñas Blancas Valley on the Atlantic slope. The members of this genus are characterized by the metallic green reflectance on the thorax. They breed in fast-flowing streams in forested areas.

Neocordulia batesi, male Neocordulia batesi, female, cf.

Text and images copyright William A. Haber, http://efg.cs.umb.edu/
Created: 5 December 2006. Updated: 6 June 2007