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title: "Great Pondhawk"
description: "Erythemis vesiculosa — Insetos e aranhas. Erythemis vesiculosa, the great pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/great-pondhawk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Great Pondhawk

> Erythemis vesiculosa — Insetos e aranhas. Erythemis vesiculosa, the great pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Erythemis vesiculosa*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 8766
- Wikidata: [Q144035](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144035)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55260](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55260)

## Names

- en: Great Pondhawk
- es: Rayadora espinosa verde
- fr: Érythème émeraude

## Countries with the most observations

US (3672), MX (1334), BR (782), EC (448), CR (414), CO (253), AR (187), BO (178), PA (158), PE (136), PR (96), CU (94)

## Summary

Erythemis vesiculosa, the great pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. It is distributed throughout the Americas as far north as the United States.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Brady Reed · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221713501

## Machine access

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