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Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Bill Levine, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Dragonflies & damselflies

Pin-tailed Pondhawk

Erythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPin-tailed Pondhawk
DutchLangzwarte plasjager
SpanishRayadora espinosa cola de alfiler
Chinese—
Scientific nameErythemis plebeja (Burmeister, 1839)

About this species

Erythemis plebeja, the pin-tailed pondhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.

The IUCN conservation status of Erythemis plebeja is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is increasing. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae
GenusErythemis

In Suriname

316Records in Suriname
38iNaturalist observations
1902First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne38
  • Nickerie23
  • Paramaribo15
  • Para5
  • Brokopondo1
  • Saramacca1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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