Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly
Erythemis simplicicollis
28.5364, -81.0176
Field Notes
Description:
The eastern pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) is a stunning dragonfly that displays extreme sexual dimorphism. The vividly coloured female has a metallic green head and thorax, a white or green, black-banded abdomen and olive-brown to yellowish-green eyes, while the somewhat duller male is power blue with a green head and blue-green eyes. Immature eastern pondhawks resemble the female, but immature males slowly change to blue within the first month of emerging from the water.
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Habitat:
Wetlands
Notes:
Saw these two and thought at first they were mating until they landed on my wife. Then it appeared the male was predating the female!
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