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Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 55,766Canada · 3,219Mexico · 69Cuba · 11