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Stygian Shadowdragon

Neurocordulia yamaskanensis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata

Neurocordulia yamaskanensis, the Stygian shadowdragon, is a dragonfly found in the eastern United States and southern Canada. It was discovered in Quebec in 1875 by naturalist Léon Abel Provancher. Like other dragonflies of the genus Neurocordulia, this species has the unusual characteristic of being crepuscular in habit, meaning that they are only active for a short period of time during dawn and at dusk.

Distribution

(c) Nathan Earley, certains droits réservés (CC BY), publiées par Nathan Earley · CC-BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 96Canada · 74