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Eastern Pondhawk (Female) - Erythemis simplicicollis Females are bright green with a banded abdomen.<br />
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Eastern Pondhawk (Female) - Erythemis simplicicollis

Females are bright green with a banded abdomen.

Habitat: Pondside

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  1. Nice green color! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks, Marta! It blended in so nicely. Posted 5 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 Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 8, 2019. Captured Aug 4, 2019 09:14 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/512s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm