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Erythemis

Mauffray, William F.;Tennessen, Kenneth J.

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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOdonata
  5. FamilyLibellulidae
Observations recorded153,082

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
107
With media
6
Family
Libellulidae
Collections
OMNH, USNM, YPM, AUM, ABS, CU
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Jamaica

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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.

The genus contains the following species: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Species !Common name !Male !Female |- |E. attala

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Erythemis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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