Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)

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rjuddharrison Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 02, 2006

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hill5422 Stephenville, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 05, 2006

This is actually a female banded-winged dragonlet, Eryrthrodiplax umbrata. See:
http://stephenville.tamu.edu/~fmitchel/dragonfly/Libellulidae/eumb_2_2.htm

-FM

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 05, 2006

I agree with FM, that this is a picture of the female Band-winged Dragonlet and I have moved the image to that species here: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/361/ and changed its caption to read "Less commonly found in the Houston Metro area- Band-winged Dragonlet"

Compare this image of a female Band-winged Dragonlet: http://bugguide.net/node/view/31735/bgimage
with this female Eastern Pondhawk: http://bugguide.net/node/view/57548/bgimage

Ken

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rjuddharrison Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 05, 2006

Thank you very much for that. I was really wondering and comparing on several sites. So, Umbrata-
Is it okay to verify a bug before posting it with you? While I feel confident from collecting bugs from Liberia W. Africa, to here- there are minute details that need a second opinion...
Cheers.
Rj

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Aug 05, 2006

I am happy to do what I can towards checking Id's before they are added to BugFiles,

Ken

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rjuddharrison Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 05, 2006

Wonderful,
thx

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