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title: "Western Pondhawk"
description: "Erythemis collocata — Insecten en spinnen. Erythemis collocata, the western pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-pondhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Pondhawk

> Erythemis collocata — Insecten en spinnen. Erythemis collocata, the western pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Erythemis collocata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 8760
- Wikidata: [Q145227](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145227)
- iNaturalist taxon: [85408](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85408)

## Names

- en: Western Pondhawk
- es: Rayadora espinosa del oeste
- fr: Érythème jumelle

## Countries with the most observations

US (7013), CA (940), MX (304)

## Summary

Erythemis collocata, the western pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythemis_collocata

## Photo

![Western Pondhawk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-pondhawk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/384465346

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-pondhawk?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).