
''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
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Uploaded Aug 21, 2023. Captured Jul 14, 2014 10:48.
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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179451167
In contrast, Anax junius looks like this:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179411170
Note the difference in the abdominal pattern. Posted 2 years ago