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Eastern pondhawk (male)

Erythemis simplicicollis

Description:

The species is distinguished in that the female is bright green and the adult male has a blue abdomen with a green face and green and blue thorax.

Habitat:

The Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis), also known as the Common Pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the eastern two-thirds of the United States and southern Ontario, Canada.

Notes:

Saw in WG Jones state forest

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1 Comment

Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes 12 years ago

Thank you for the help, I had know idea where to start haha just started to learn to identify insects

Jake Barnes
Spotted by
Jake Barnes

Texas, USA

Spotted on Apr 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 17, 2012

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