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Erythemis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Suborder
  
Epiprocta

Family
  
Libellulidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Infraorder
  
Anisoptera

Scientific name
  
Erythemis

Higher classification
  
Libellulidae

Order
  
Odonate

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Lower classifications
  
Erythemis simplicicollis, Erythemis collocata

Common pondhawk libellulidae erythemis simplicicollis on leaf


Erythemis is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as Pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.

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The genus contains the following species:

  • Erythemis attala (Selys in Sagra, 1857) – Black Pondhawk
  • Erythemis carmelita Williamson, 1923
  • Erythemis collocata (Hagen, 1861) – Western Pondhawk
  • Erythemis credula (Hagen, 1861)
  • Erythemis haematogastra (Burmeister, 1839) – Red Pondhawk
  • Erythemis mithroides (Brauer, 1900) – Claret Pondhawk
  • Erythemis peruviana (Rambur, 1842) – Flame-tailed Pondhawk
  • Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839) – Pin-tailed Pondhawk
  • Erythemis simplicicollis (Say, 1840) – Eastern Pondhawk
  • Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775) – Great Pondhawk

    • Erythemis Erythemis haematogastra Panama

    Common pondhawk dragonfly libellulidae erythemis simplicicollis close up


    Erythemis Libellulidae AL Digital Dragonflies

    Erythemis Common Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis BugGuideNet

    Erythemis Black Pondhawk Erythemis attala

    References

    Erythemis Wikipedia
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