Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 
Clickable Guide
Interactive image map to choose major taxa Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Pondhawks (Erythemis) » Western Pondhawk (Erythemis collocata)
Photo#2288300
Western Pondhawk? Male - Erythemis collocata - male
Copyright © 2023 Bob OBrien

Western Pondhawk? Male - Erythemis collocata - Male
Carver, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
July 19, 2023
The eyes show the characteristic blue in some lighting angles but are dark in others. One reason for multiple photos in general.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Bob OBrien on 27 August, 2023 - 11:43pm
Last updated 29 August, 2023 - 11:12pm

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Bob OBrien, 29 August, 2023 - 11:12pm login or register to post comments

Ah! We didn't tell you how we did it.
We went to images two and then three and clicked on Tag, so those two images were saved in the upper left of the screen. Then we came to this image and clicked on unlink. The other two images were still on the upper left so we went up there and clicked on link.
… john and jane balaban, 28 August, 2023 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

Since you are the contributor
You don't need to move your images to frass. You can simply delete them. No one else can, but you can. Click on Edit and scroll down to Delete.

But even better, you don't need to delete and repost. You can simply unlink. We'll do that for you so you can see it can be done.
… john and jane balaban, 28 August, 2023 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, as always
Yes over the last several years I've been asked to unlink images several times, but felt stupid to ask how it could be done. Illustrating it will help me a lot.
… Bob OBrien, 28 August, 2023 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Bob OBrien, 28 August, 2023 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

The left front wing on this one
is tattered. That wing is not tattered in the other shots. If this is not the exact same individual creature, it should not be linked.
… john and jane balaban, 28 August, 2023 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for catching this.
These photos were taken back to back in the field, and I didn't notice that in submission. I have Frassed this one for now and will upload it separately later.
… Bob OBrien, 28 August, 2023 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact