The Great Pondhawk
Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) - Visitor Center, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, at the Visitor Center, Boynton Beach, Florida
Judging from the size of it, my first impression was that this was a darner of some sort, but it lacked the blues usually found on Green Darners so I was at a lost for the ID, until I realized how much it looked like a female Eastern Pondhawk (but for the size).
And then, low and behold, there it was (the Great Pondhawk) in the Pondhawk section of BugGuide!
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The Great Pondhawk
Great Pondhawk (Erythemis vesiculosa) - Visitor Center, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, at the Visitor Center, Boynton Beach, Florida
Judging from the size of it, my first impression was that this was a darner of some sort, but it lacked the blues usually found on Green Darners so I was at a lost for the ID, until I realized how much it looked like a female Eastern Pondhawk (but for the size).
And then, low and behold, there it was (the Great Pondhawk) in the Pondhawk section of BugGuide!
Note: This is the first image in a series of images,
unfortynately, in order to see the other pics on the "new" improved Flickr, you'll have to scroll up the comment section to the top of the comment list, or click on the following link to
view the other image in this series