Mauffray, William F.;Tennessen, Kenneth J.
Erythemis
Sign in to saveErythemis 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
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- 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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Libellulidae
- Image
- Erythemis simplicicollis 001.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Erythemis
- Commons category
- Erythemis
- topic's main category
- Category:Erythemis
- taxon common name
- Pondhawks
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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
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