Cordulia aenea (Downy Emerald)

We are very lucky to have a breeding colony of these metallic-bronze-green beauties about two miles from our house. Its distribution is patchy in the UK.

Id Notes

  • Bright green eyes
  • Dark bronze-green thorax and abdomen
  • Decidedly furry thorax

female male

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