Orange-spotted Emerald
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| Oxygastra curtisii |
The Orange-spotted Emerald (Oxygastra curtisii) is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae.
[edit] Status in Britain
This species has only ever known from two areas in southern England, one around the River Stour and Moors River in east Dorset, where the species was recorded from 1820 to 1963, and the other on the River Tamar in Devon where the species was recorded in 1946 only.
[edit] References
- Boudot et al (2005). Oxygastra curtisii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
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