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Dragonfly? - Erythemis simplicicollis - female
Copyright © 2007 Kali

Dragonfly? - Erythemis simplicicollis - Female
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
June 13, 2007
Can anyone help me identify this species and the gender? Thanks!
Contributed by Kali on 13 June, 2007 - 12:39pm
Last updated 13 June, 2007 - 2:22pm

Eastern Pondhawk
Male Eastern Pondhawk - Erythemis simplicicollis

… Ethan Kistler, 13 June, 2007 - 12:46pm

 
Interesting that you say male,
but link to an image of a female. The link is certainly correct.
… john and jane balaban, 13 June, 2007 - 2:20pm

 
Thanks
Yes, it's defiantly a female. I'm not sure what I was thinking.
… Ethan Kistler, 13 June, 2007 - 3:01pm

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