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Common Pondhawk At North Tract This is a picture of a Common Pondhawk on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland. Eastern pondhawk,Erythemis simplicicollis,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Common Pondhawk At North Tract

This is a picture of a Common Pondhawk on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.

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''Erythemis simplicicollis'', the eastern pondhawk, 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 and Quebec, Canada. It is a dragonfly of ponds and still waters. The species is distinguished in that the female is bright green with a banded abdomen and the mature male has a blue abdomen with a green face and green and blue thorax.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Matthew Beziat
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By Matthew Beziat

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Uploaded Dec 31, 2020. Captured Jun 30, 2018 10:22 in Solider Lake Rd, Fort Meade, MD 20755, USA.
  • SM-G965U
  • f/2.4
  • 1/734s
  • ISO50
  • 4.3mm