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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 Christine Young
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Uploaded Aug 25, 2023. Captured Jul 30, 2023 08:33.
  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/10.0
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO2000
  • 200mm