The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Odonata

(Damselflies & Dragonflies)

LIBELLULIDAE

Erythemis collocata (Hagen)

Western Pondhawk


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Synonyms:  Erythemis simplicicollis collocata (Hagen)
                                           (Abbott 2007; Muttkowski 1910; Paulson 2007)

 

 
Distribution Citations

[1910 Muttkowski]

[1954 Needham & Westfall]

[1998 Abbott & Stewart]

[2000 ACDT web]
2005 Abbott
2007 Abbott
2007 Paulson
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:
<this species has been vetted and accepted as a valid Texas species>

-some treat this as a subspecies of E. simplicicollis

-nymphs in ponds, lakes and slow flowing waters of streams and creeks (Abbott 2005)

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                          2010

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