Umber Shadowdragon

Neurocordulia obsoleta · Order: Odonata · Family: Corduliidae

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Umber Shadowdragon
Photo: Nick Block, CC BY

The umber shadowdragon belongs to the emerald dragonflies and is placed in the family Corduliidae. It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It is an emerald dragonfly species in the family Corduliidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range includes North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Umber Shadowdragon photo 2
Photo: Nick Block, CC BY
Umber Shadowdragon photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Umber Shadowdragon photo 4
Photo: Nick Block, CC BY
Umber Shadowdragon photo 5
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

Questions people ask

Where is the umber shadowdragon found?

It lives in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Corduliidae)

Prince BaskettailPrince BaskettailEpitheca princepsDowny EmeraldDowny EmeraldCordulia aeneaCommon BaskettailCommon BaskettailEpitheca cynosuraTau EmeraldTau EmeraldHemicordulia tauAmerican EmeraldAmerican EmeraldCordulia shurtleffiiAustralian Emerald DragonflyAustralian Emerald DragonflyHemicordulia australiae

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurocordulia_obsoleta

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.

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