Oxygastra curtisii

The orange-spotted emerald is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is the only species in its genus.

The orange-spotted emerald is about 53 millimetres long. It has bright green eyes and a bronzy-green body with yellow spots along the top of the abdomen. The last segment of the abdomen has a prominent yellow mark on the upper surface.

The species occurs in much of Europe but is regionally extinct in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Its habitat is slow flowing streams,.. more