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Eastern pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

Description:

A common dragonfly in central Virginia. Females and young males are green. Adult males are blue.

Habitat:

Near bodies of freshwater.

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3 Comments

SachindraUmesh
SachindraUmesh 11 years ago

the first pic is really awesome! im just blown away!

drP
drP 11 years ago

Thanks very much, Sachindra. This dragonfly was unusually cooperative and let me get very close.

SachindraUmesh
SachindraUmesh 11 years ago

this is just awesome! great series!! wow!

drP
Spotted by
drP

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Jun 14, 2009
Submitted on Mar 23, 2013

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