Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

Statewide and common, pondhawks are one of the dragonflies that'll prey easily on butterflies.
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis), Male
Weymouth Woods State Park, Moore Co., NC
27 May 2003

Mature males turn from green to eventually nearly all blue.

Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Haw River, Chatham Co., NC
7 June 2008
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Haw River, Chatham Co., NC
7 June 2008
Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Duke Forest
Orange Co., NC
25 Apr 2004

Females and immature malea are green

Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)
Ft. Fisher, New Hanover Co., NC
18 May 2008

While pondhawks usually perch horizontally, they frequently perch vertically as well.

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Created on ... July 13, 2003 | Updated on ... June 8, 2008 | jspippen@duke.edu