Somatochlora
| Somatochlora Temporal range: Oligocene - Present | |
|---|---|
| Female Somatochlora flavomaculata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Odonata | 
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera | 
| Family: | Corduliidae | 
| Subfamily: | Corduliinae | 
| Genus: | Somatochlora Selys, 1871 | 
Somatochlora, or the striped emeralds, is a genus of dragonflies in the family Corduliidae with 42 described species found across the Northern Hemisphere.