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Orange Shadowdragon Neurocordulia xanthosoma The striking female with her spackle of orange spots and her outlined "cubic-streaming" veins. Difficult dragons to see. They are in the same family with the Emeralds and Baskettails. They like shadows and shade and dusk and dawn and cloudy days. Can be flushed from their haunts if approached in daylight but generally sneak up under leaves and canopy and try to hide again immediately. There are three species in Arkansas and likely one or more others may be discovered with their close ranges and furtive habits. None of the others have this wing coloration. The males of the Orange have less wing marking but are still somewhat spackly. |
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A young male showing the decreased markings. |
