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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Pondhawks (Erythemis) » Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa)
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Please confirm - male Great Pondhawk - Erythemis vesiculosa - female
Copyright © 2007 rkcamper

Please confirm - male Great Pondhawk - Erythemis vesiculosa - Female
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
July 13, 2007
Size: Approximately 2"
I have compared this image to my file copies of Eastern Pond Hawks and, based on abdomen, eye color and similar comparisons, this is a male Great Pondhawk. Please confirm or otherwise advise.

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Contributed by rkcamper on 22 July, 2007 - 6:28pm
Last updated 6 May, 2012 - 4:55pm

Female
It's definitely a Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa), but it's a female. :-) The cerci on a male would be closer together and noticeably longer.
… Nick Block, 22 July, 2007 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Confirmed Great Pondhawk
Nick,

Thanks for the confirmation. I did not focus on the cerci (other than to confirm it had one):-) but was being swayed on the male vs female question based on eye color. A closer look (8 x 10 print) confirms the eyes are closer to brown than green-gray. It's a female.

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… rkcamper, 23 July, 2007 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

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