Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies | ||||||
Eastern Pondhawk | ||||||
Erythemis simplicicollis | ||||||
Say, 1839 |
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| The Eastern Pondhawk is a widespread and easily recognized dragonfly. The male is blue (powdery blue in older males) with a green face and white claspers. Females and young males are bright green marked with black on the abdomen. Eastern Pondhawks are ferocious, attacking insects as large as themselves. | |
Eastern Pondhawk male | ||
Size: 38-44 mm (1.5-1.7 in) Habitat: ponds, lakes and slow streams Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, NM, CO, MO, IA, MN Flight season: late May to mid September | ||
Green indicates accepted county record (specimen or photograph). |
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