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An Eastern Pondhawk should have green on the thorax and face. Maybe a Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans), was the face whitish, it looks like it might be from the sliver that is visible. The wing pattern and blue eyes are suggestive too. Slaty and Bar-winged typically have dark faces and eyes.
I should have been more careful in my previous comment, as male Eastern Pondhawks do lose the green on their thorax (not their faces) as they age. I've seen a bunch of them lately and they all still have some green (at least here). I still think this is L. vibrans though.
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Originally IDed as an eastern pondhawk, but do black marks on wing suggest something else?
An Eastern Pondhawk should have green on the thorax and face. Maybe a Great Blue Skimmer (Libellula vibrans), was the face whitish, it looks like it might be from the sliver that is visible. The wing pattern and blue eyes are suggestive too. Slaty and Bar-winged typically have dark faces and eyes.
I should have been more careful in my previous comment, as male Eastern Pondhawks do lose the green on their thorax (not their faces) as they age. I've seen a bunch of them lately and they all still have some green (at least here). I still think this is L. vibrans though.
The green does seem rather variable on the pondhawk -- didn't know it was related to age. The wing coloration does seem to fit vibrans though...
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