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green Dragon - Erythemis simplicicollis - female
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green Dragon - Erythemis simplicicollis - Female
Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
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green Dragon - Erythemis simplicicollis - female green Dragon - Erythemis simplicicollis - female
Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 1 June, 2006 - 9:38am
Last updated 4 July, 2007 - 6:53pm

Pondhawk
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis). Looks like an immature male, or maybe female; easier to tell sex from the side. If it's a male, it will gradually turn sky blue (or Carolina blue) starting at the tip of the abdomen and spreading forward to the eyes.

Joshua S. Rose, Ph.D.
World Birding Center
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park
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… Joshua Stuart Rose, 1 June, 2006 - 11:49am

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