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Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1839)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods »  class Insecta - Insects »  order Odonata - dragonflies »  family Libellulidae - skimmers

Scientific synonyms

Libellula caerulans Rambur, 1842
Libellula maculiventris Rambur, 1842
Libellula simplicicollis Say, 1839
Mesothemis gundlachii Scudder, 1866

Other names

= Common Pondhawk
= Green Jacket

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IUCN category:Least Concern

Images

Erythemis simplicicollis - Eastern Pondhawk

Author: Tomas HLUSKA
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Size

36 - 48 mm

Description

Females and young males are green with square blackish spots on the abdomen. Males become pruinose blue with white claspers and a green face (see Picture 1; Picture 2; Closeup).

Distribution

Eastern North America, the Great Plains (excluding the Northernmost part), south to Texas, and spotty distribution in Arizona and New Mexico.

Sources

BugGuide.net
Author: Tomas HLUSKA

Links and literature

EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [165090] [as Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840)]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26
EN Paulson D., Schorr M., (2005-2013): World Odonata List 2013-02-05 [http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/acad...], Slater Museum of Natural History [as Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840)]
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