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Eastern Pondhawk Pair (20)
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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1260]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (4181) | Eastern Pondhawk - (Erythemis simplicicollis)
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Other Common Names: Common Pondhawk, Green Jacket
Size: 36-48 mm.
Identification: Females and young males are green with square blackish spots on the abdomen.
Males become pruinose blue with white claspers and a green face.
Range: Eastern North America, the Great Plains (excluding the Northernmost part), south to Texas, and spotty distribution in Arizona and New Mexico.
Habitat: Primarily ponds. Mostly quiet waters…including slightly brackish waters but not bogs. Usually associated with mats of algae, duckweed, water lilies, or other flat, floating plants. Adults often perch on the ground, and are quite unwary.
Season: Among the first and last dragonflies of the season in a given area.
Food: Adults feed on other flying insects. They commonly take prey as large as themselves. Often seen eating other dragonflies, butterflies, or damselflies.
Source: : http://bugguide.net/node/view/577
Data for photo of female:
Aperture = f8.0
Shutter = 1/80s
ISO = 400
Focal Length = 225mm
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
(photo taken 06/12/08)
Data for photo of male:
Aperture = f8.0
Shutter = 1/400s
ISO = 400
Focal Length = 280mm
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens
(photo taken 06/13/08) |
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