Next year we hope to photograph more intermediate forms.
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| Eastern Pondhawks (Erythemis simplissicollis, and Western Pondhawks (E. collocata) seem to interbreed where the two meet and so are now considered the same species. We live in Colorado where east and west meet. Some of these photos are intermediate forms. Differences can be quite subtle. Since most of you are familiar with Western Pondhawks, I did not include Colorado photos of them. Next year we hope to photograph more intermediate forms. |
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| Right: Eastern Pondhawk, Erythemis simplissicollis, male. Pella Crossing, Boulder County, CO. 17 Jul 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Below and right: An intermediate male Pondhawk. Golden Ponds, Longmont, Boulder County, CO. 28 Aug 2004. The last abdominal segment is black, not blue. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Left: An intermediate Pondhawk, immature male. Pella Crossing, Boulder County, CO. 7 Jul 2004. | ||||||||||||||||||||||