The Dragonflies and Damselflies of North Carolina
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Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments Record Type
1 Treetop Emerald [Somatochlora provocans] Scotland 2025-07-05 Max Ramey 5 South Hoffman Road (34.9612613, -79.5195536) - from pin to 3/4-mile down road - One individual netted and photographed. Feeding over the road in small swarms during the early evening (observed around 6:20-7:20). Mostly fairly high up (>20ft) but some came down lower. Mostly stuck to hunting over the road, but individuals would fly in and out of the surrounding longleaf habitat. 10-12 emeralds were seen on this stretch of road, and most were likely Treetop, but I could not confirm this. One very probable Coppery was also seen with one of these small feeding swarms. Photo online