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Erythemis simplicicollis
The eastern pondhawk displays extreme sexual dimorphism. The vividly coloured female has a metallic green head and thorax, a white or green, black-banded abdomen and olive-brown to yellowish-green eyes, while the somewhat duller male is power blue with a green head and blue-green eyes. Immature eastern pondhawks resemble the female, but immature males slowly change to blue within the first month of emerging from the water
Native plant school garden with shallow pond.
Spotted on Jul 19, 2013
Submitted on Jul 23, 2013
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