The Hine's Emerald Dragonfly is a federally endangered species in the US, restricted to calcareous seep marshes in the Great Lakes region. Its brilliant metallic green eyes and yellow-spotted body make it one of the most beautiful dragonflies in North America. Loss of dolomite prairie seep habitat to development has reduced it to fewer than a dozen known populations.
Habitat
Calcareous seep marshes and sedge fens in the Midwest
Diet
Adults: flying insects. Nymphs: aquatic invertebrates in seep sediment
How common
Very rare
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