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Hine's emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana)
Photo by John Cabbott
Status: Endangered, listed January 26, 1995 Critical Habitat Designated Sept. 5, 2007 Habitat: Spring fed wetlands, wet meadows and marshes; calcareous streams & associated wetlands overlying dolomite bedrock
Lead Region: 3
Region 3 Lead Office: Chicago, Illinois Field Office
Range: Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin
This dragonfly was originally discovered in Ohio, but by the mid-1900's it was believed to be extinct.
In 1988 a specimen collected in the Des Plaines River Valley (southwest of Chicago) in Illinois was later identified as this species. Subsequent surveys uncovered additional populations there, as well as northeast Wisconsin, Michigan, and Missouri. All are associated with areas of groundwater-fed wetlands that are perched over limestone bedrock.
The Hine's emerald dragonfly, listed as endangered, is found in Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin. Adults lay their eggs in small streams in fens and sedge meadows. After hatching, the aquatic larvae spend up to five years in wetlands before completely maturing and emerging as adult dragonflies.
Facts
Species Spotlight USFWS Chicago Field Office Species Profile (links to National USFWS Endangered Species website)
Recovery
April 11, 2016: Protecting and Restoring Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Habitat in Northeast Michigan: The project, “Building Local Capacity to Protect and Restore Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Habitat in Northeast Michigan," tested an approach of training students and volunteers from the local community to assist in conducting surveys for Hine’s emerald dragonfly while mapping and treating invasive plant species.
Speed Limits Could Save Rarest Dragonfly Researcher Amber Furness, a conservation biologist working with Univeristy of South Dakota professor Daniel Soluk, mounted GoPro cameras on a pickup truck and drove the Door County roads in 2012 and 2013, varying her speed from 15 mph (24 km/h) to 55 mph (88 km/h) in increments of 10 mph (16 km/h). The cameras picked up each dragonfly's position before impact. Every time Furness hit a dragonfly, she tried to collect the carcass and verify the kill (a screen kept the insects out of the truck grill.)
April 30, 2015: Effects of Reed Canary Grass and Herbicide Application
April 10, 2015: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Programs Work Together and with Partners to Save an Endangered Dragonfly
Feb. 23, 2015: Dragonflies to Arrive at Genoa Fish Hatchery in 2015
May 2013: 5-Year Review (52-page PDF; 450KB)
Sept./Oct. 2012 Cooperative Recovery in Chicago from Endangered Species Bulletin
Scientist unlocks secrets to the survival of the Hine’s emerald dragonfly at Mink River Preserve The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin
2008 Safe Harbor Agreement for Voluntary Protection of Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Habitat Within Waterfall Forest Preserve, DuPage County, Illinois 19-page PDF
2007 S6 Grant Project - Recovery Actions in Illinois and Wisconsin
2006 S6 Grant Project - Great Lakes Shoreline Project
2005 S6 Grant Project - Habitat Conservation Planning Assistance in Cook and Will counties, Illinois
Sept. 2001 Recovery Plan
Groundwater ProtectionFinal Report Best Management Practices to Protect Groundwater at Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Larval Sites in Door County, Wisconsin
Brochure: Protecting Groundwater in Door County (2-Page PDF)
Brochure: Chicago-area Brochure
Brochure: Groundwater and the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly in Door County - PDF Version
May 2008: Delineation of areas contributing groundwater to springs and wetlands supporting the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly, Door County, WI - PDF Version
Midwest Endangered Species Home
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September 15, 2016
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