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Eastern Pondhawk

Posted by July 18th, 2009 at 12:43 pm

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green dragonfly
July 8, 2009
I have a photo of a light emerld green dragonfly with a green and brn. tail. Clear wings, brn eyes. What’s that bug?
tsinche
Mpls. MN

Eastern Pondhawk

Eastern Pondhawk

Dear tsinche,
Your dragonfly looks like an Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplicicollis, to us.  BugGuide has a comprehensive set of images on this species.

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