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Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Mature males have a blue abdomen, a green face, and a green and blue thorax.

Habitat:

Spotted in a small field next to a deciduous forest at Pawling Nature Reserve

Reference Links:

Dragonfly green and blue - Erythemis simplicicollis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Christine Y.
Great, thanks so much Thomas and ForestDragon!
ForestDragon
I would agree that this looks like a male Eastern Pondhawk.
ThomasCaelifera
It looks much more like an eastern pondhawk to me http://bugguide.net/node/view/1246327/bgimage

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PublishedJuly 3, 2016

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