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Umber Shadowdragon - Neurocordulia obsoleta - female
Copyright © 2004 Cotinis

Umber Shadowdragon - Neurocordulia obsoleta - Female
south of Martha's Chapel Road east of Jordan Lake, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
May 11, 2003
This is a female, judging by the terminal abdominal appendages. Close-up of same individual is in linked images. As of 2017, I believe this is still the only individual of this species I have seen.

Curiously, the photo in Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States (1) was taken in nearby Pittsboro, North Carolina.

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Umber Shadowdragon - Neurocordulia obsoleta - female Umber Shadowdragon - Neurocordulia obsoleta - female
Contributed by Cotinis on 8 March, 2004 - 2:02pm
Last updated 16 January, 2017 - 5:23pm

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