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Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly

Erythemis simplicicollis

Photo by BrianStephens
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Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
Jacob Gorneau
Males have claspers, whereas females have ovipositors. Here is a young male's claspers: http://bugguide.net/node/view/124692 Here is a female's ovipositor: http://bugguide.net/node/view/55066
BrianStephens
this one was slow and looked like he/she was getting ready to die... maybe already laid eggs? would not think it was a young male... how do you tell the difference?

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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Insects of Florida
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PublishedAugust 14, 2013

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