Eastern Pondhawk  (Erythemis simplicicollis)

 

Length:

 

About 1.75 inches

 

Breeding habitat:

 

Ponds and lakes with flat vegetation

 

Adult habitat:

 

Around water or in grassy fields near water

 

Where they may be observed:

 

Gold Key Lake, Shohola Lake, Lake Lacawac, Conashaugh Lake

Interesting facts:

 

Very voracious. especially like to eat blackflies.  Will often follow people or larger animals and attack blackflies that are attracted to them.  Immature males have coloration and markings of females.