Description:
The Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) is distinguished in that the female is bright green with a banded abdomen and the mature male has a blue abdomen with a green face and green and blue thorax.
The Eastern Pondhawk is native to parts of eastern North America and Central America.
1st, 2nd & 3rd photo: A female. John Chesnut Sr. Park, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, 29 March 2022
4th photo: A male. John Chesnut Sr. Park, Palm Harbor, Florida, USA, 29 March 2022
5th photo: A male. Crews Lake Wilderness Park, Spring Hill, Florida, USA, 30 March 2022