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Erythemis simplicicollis
The adult male has a blue abdomen with a green face and green and blue thorax.
A city maintained retention pond.
Spotted on Aug 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 21, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks for the catch. Looks like I got confused and forgot to change it on my upload list. Took too many photos the past few days, but the hikes were great fun.
I think this individual is a male Eastern (or Western) Pondhawk dragonfly. Notice its green face. Also notice a little green color showing through the blue pruinescence on its thorax. Finally, notice the white terminal appendages at the end of its abdomen. IMO, all the clues point toward Eastern Pondhawk.