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Erythemis simplicollins male Eastern Pondhawk,Erythemis simplicicollis,Geotagged,United States Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Wesley, this photo is great but it deserves much better sharing. Please have a look at this article:
    http://www.jungledragon.com/about/howtosharephotos

    Things that should be improved:
    - title
    - species

    By providing more context to your photo, a lot more people will see it, which it deserves.
    Posted 9 years ago

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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 remphase
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Uploaded Jul 28, 2016. Captured in 100 S Main St, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517, USA.