Western/Eastern Pondhawk Intermediates
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonfly)
- - Family: Skimmers (Libellulidae)
- - - Genus: Erythemis
- - - - Species: collocata/simplicollis
Eastern Pondhawk has been recorded only a couple of times in Arizona. A few individuals show features that are intermediate between this species and Western Pondhawk, and may be hybrids between the two species. Two such individuals are shown here, but whether the two species actually interbreed remains debated.
Species to compare (enter common name)
Western/Eastern Pondhawk Intermediate, Male, Cluff Ranch, Graham, AZ, 2 June 2007
Western/Eastern Pondhawk Intermediate, Female, Rio Salado, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 26 August 2006
Comparison: Eastern vs Intermediate vs Western Pondhawks
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Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollis -
Western PondhawkErythemis collocata -
Western/Eastern Pondhawk IntermediatesErythemis collocata/simplicollis