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Erythemis simplicicollis
Females (like this one) and young males are green with square blackish spots on the abdomen. Males become pruinose blue with white claspers and a green face.
Eastern North America, the Great Plains (excluding the Northernmost part), south to Texas, and spotty distribution in Arizona and New Mexico. Most quiet waters…including slightly brackish waters but not bogs. Usually associated with mats of algae, duckweed, water lilies, or other flat, floating plants. Adults often perch on the ground, and are quite unwary. This one was photographed at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park near Augusta (Richmond County), GA.
Spotted on Oct 20, 2012
Submitted on Mar 24, 2013
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