Western Pondhawk

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Erythemis
Species
collocata
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Western Pondhawk, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 18 April 2013 Western Pondhawk, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 18 April 2013

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Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (137 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

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Western Pondhawk, Male, Historic Canoa Ranch, Pima, AZ, 14 July 2026 Western Pondhawk, Male, Historic Canoa Ranch, Pima, AZ, 14 July 2026
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Male, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 4 September 2022
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Male eating male Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civile, Arlington Wildlife Area, Maricopa, AZ, 23 June 2019
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 5 September 2021
Western Pondhawk, Male eating Plateau Dragonlet, El Rio Preserve, Pima, AZ, 29 August 2026 Western Pondhawk, Male eating Plateau Dragonlet, El Rio Preserve, Pima, AZ, 29 August 2026
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Immature male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 2 August 2021
Western Pondhawk, Immature male, El Rio Preserve, Pima, AZ, 29 August 2026 Western Pondhawk, Immature male, El Rio Preserve, Pima, AZ, 29 August 2026
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Immature male, Christopher Columbus Park, Tucson, Pima, AZ, 16 July 2022
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Immature Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 20 August 2011. Insert shows lateral view of appendages.
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Immature male, Oak Flat Mine Pond, Pinal, AZ, 10 August 2014
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Teneral male, Dudleyville ponds, Pinal, AZ, 19 August 2017
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Maricopa, AZ, 19 June 2026
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Female, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 30 March 2020
Western Pondhawk, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 15 July 2026 Western Pondhawk, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 15 July 2026
Western Pondhawk, Female, Bubbling Ponds Hatchery, Yavapai, AZ, 21 September 2026 Western Pondhawk, Female, Bubbling Ponds Hatchery, Yavapai, AZ, 21 September 2026
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 18 June 2026
Western Pondhawk, Female, Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ, 19 July 2026 Western Pondhawk, Female, Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ, 19 July 2026
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Female, Roper Lake State Park, Graham, AZ, 22 September 2019
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Female eating Rambur's Forktail, Ischnura ramburii, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 5 May 2017
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Teneral female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 17 April 2010
Western Pondhawk, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 15 August 2026 Western Pondhawk, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 15 August 2026
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Pair in wheel, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 22 April 2012
Western Pondhawk Western Pondhawk, Pair in wheel, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2012
Western Pondhawk "Oh what a tangled web we weave" (Sir Walter Scott, 1808).