Corduliidae (Emerald Dragonflies)

Species in this group

Hemicordulia tau

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cordulia aenea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hemicordulia australiae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Rialla villosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cordulia shurtleffii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cordulephya pygmaea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hemicordulia tenera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Somatochlora alpestris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Somatochlora linearis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epitheca semiaquea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Somatochlora arctica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epitheca spinigera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oxygastra curtisii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epitheca stella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Epitheca cynosura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Epitheca bimaculata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Somatochlora semicircularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Somatochlora tenebrosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Somatochlora metallica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

See all 19 species Show fewer

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Emerald Dragonflies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~40%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~20%
	Common Shutwing			~20%
2	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~40%
	Tau Emerald			~30%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~10%
3	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~30%
	Tau Emerald			~30%
4	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 19	~30%
	Downy Emerald			~30%
5	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 19	~30%
	American Emerald			~20%
	Spiny Baskettail			~10%
6	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 19	~20%
	Downy Emerald			~10%
	Alpine Emerald			~10%
7	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~20%
	Tau Emerald			~20%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~10%
8	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 19	~20%
	Rialla villosa			~20%
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~20%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~10%
	Tau Emerald			~10%
10	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 19	~20%
	Downy Emerald			~20%
11	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~20%
	Mocha Emerald			~10%
	Mantled Baskettail			~10%
12	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~20%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~20%
13	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~20%
	Tau Emerald			~10%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~10%
14	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~20%
	Tau Emerald			~20%
15	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 19	~20%
	Emerald			~20%
16	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 19	~10%
	American Emerald			~10%
17	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	American Emerald			~10%
18	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~10%
	Tau Emerald			~10%
19	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~10%
	American Emerald			~10%
	Mountain Emerald			<5%
20	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~10%
	Tau Emerald			~10%
21	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 19	~10%
	Tau Emerald			~10%
22	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 19	~10%
	American Emerald			~10%
23	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
24	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			~10%
25	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
	Brilliant Emerald			<5%
26	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 19	~10%
	American Emerald			~10%
27	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 19	~10%
	Northern Emerald			~10%
28	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	American Emerald			~10%
29	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 19	~10%
	Orange-Spotted Emerald			~10%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Florida Baskettail			~10%
31	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
32	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Clamp-Tipped Emerald			<5%
33	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 19	<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 19	~30%
	Tau Emerald			~20%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~10%
	Common Shutwing			<5%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 19	~20%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~20%
	Common Shutwing			<5%
	Tau Emerald			<5%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~20%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			~10%
	Tau Emerald			~10%
4	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 19	~20%
	Tau Emerald			~10%
	Australian Emerald Dragonfly			<5%
5	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
	Brilliant Emerald			<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
6	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
7	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 19	~10%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
8	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 19	~10%
	Brilliant Emerald			~10%
9	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			~10%
10	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			~10%
11	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~10%
	Spiny Baskettail			<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
12	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 19	~10%
	Downy Emerald			~10%
13	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 19	<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
14	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 19	<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
15	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 19	<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
16	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 19	<5%
	Orange-Spotted Emerald			<5%
17	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 19	<5%
	Eurasian Baskettail			<5%
18	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Spiny Baskettail			<5%
19	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 19	<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
20	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 19	<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
21	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 19	<5%
	Downy Emerald			<5%
22	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 19	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
23	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 19	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%
24	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 19	<5%
	Emerald			<5%
25	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Florida Baskettail			<5%
26	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Common Baskettail			<5%

Emerald Dragonflies

Species in this group

Tau Emerald

Downy Emerald

Australian Emerald Dragonfly

Rialla villosa

American Emerald

Common Shutwing

Emerald

Alpine Emerald

Mocha Emerald

Mantled Baskettail

Northern Emerald

Spiny Baskettail

Orange-Spotted Emerald

Florida Baskettail

Common Baskettail

Eurasian Baskettail

Mountain Emerald

Clamp-Tipped Emerald

Brilliant Emerald

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Emerald Dragonflies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked