''Erythemis'' is a genus of dragonflies in the

Libellulidae The skimmers or perchers and their relatives form the Libellulidae, the largest dragonfly family in the world. It is sometimes considered to contain the Corduliidae as the subfamily Corduliinae and the Macromiidae as the subfamily Macromiinae. Ev ...

family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies. The genus contains the following species: *''

Erythemis attala ''Erythemis attala'', the black pondhawk, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; ...

'' – black pondhawk *''

Erythemis carmelita ''Erythemis'' is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies. The genus contain ...

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Erythemis collocata ''Erythemis collocata'', the western pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western Canada, the western United States, and Mexico. Food Resources ''Erythemis collocata'' is known to feed on the western malaria mosquit ...

'' – western pondhawk *''

Erythemis credula ''Erythemis'' is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies. The genus contain ...

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Erythemis haematogastra ''Erythemis'' is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies. The genus contain ...

'' – red pondhawk *''

Erythemis mithroides ''Erythemis'' is a genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family, commonly known as pondhawks. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies. The genus contain ...

'' – claret pondhawk *''

Erythemis peruviana ''Erythemis peruviana'', also known by its common name flame-tailed pondhawk, is a species from the genus Erythemis. This species was first described and named by Jules Pierre Rambur Jules Pierre Rambur (21 July 1801 – 10 August 1870) was a ...

'' – flame-tailed pondhawk *''

Erythemis plebeja ''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 plebej ...

'' – pin-tailed pondhawk *''

Erythemis simplicicollis ''Erythemis simplicicollis'', the eastern pondhawk, also known as the common pondhawk, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to the eastern two-thirds of the United States and southern Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is a dragonfly of ...

'' – eastern pondhawk *''

Erythemis vesiculosa ''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. File:Erythemis vesiculosa.jpg, male eating Julia butterfly ''Dryas iulia'' File ...

'' – great pondhawk

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