[Odonata-l] Hine's Emerald (Somatochlora hineana) Discovered in Canada!

[Hal White]

Colin, Great find! Considering that Edmund Walker, the great authority
on Somatoclora, spent a lot of time around Lake Simcoe, it is amazing he
didn't encounter S. hinei at some time. Hal

  Jones, Colin (MNR) wrote:
> I apologize for the cross-posting but this news is certainly worthy
> of sharing!
> 
> On June 20, 2007, Chris Evans of Midhurst, Ontario was looking for
> dragonflies along the roadside adjacent to the Minesing Wetlands,
> Simcoe County, Ontario when he caught a dragonfly he initially
> assumed was a Clamp-tipped Emerald (Somatochlora tenebrosa). Photos
> were taken and were sent to me. My jaw nearly hit the floor when I
> realized that the individual was actually a Hine's Emerald, a species
> that I and others, including Wayne Steffens, have spent time in the
> past searching for (unsuccessfully) on the Bruce Peninsula and
> Manitoulin Island, not too far from known Hine's Emerald sites in
> Michigan.
> 
> On June 27, I visited the Minesing Wetlands along with Mike and
> Robert Oldham and Wasyl Bakowsky, and we located several more Hine's
> Emeralds. Since then, I've been working with Chris Evans and Chris'
> Odonata mentor, Bob Bowles to gather as much information as possible
> on the population in the Minesing Wetlands. We plan to compile our
> results and publish something on this new occurrence later this year
> or next.
> 
> The Minesing Wetlands is a vast wetland of international significance
> spanning an area of over 6,000 hectares (15,000 acres). Minesing
> contains a complex of different wetland types including fens,
> marshes, swamps and bogs, each supporting a number of sensitive flora
> and fauna, some of which are rare or endangered. The Hine's Emerald
> is yet another rare species of the Minesing Wetlands and an
> indication of the extreme value of these wetlands to the conservation
> of Ontario's biodiversity!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Colin _______________________________ Colin Jones Natural Heritage
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> 
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