Erythemis collocata
{{Short description|Species of dragonfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Western pondhawk
| image = Erythemis_collocata-Male-1.jpg
| taxon = Erythemis collocata
| authority = (Hagen, 1861)
}}
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 mosquito, Anopheles freeborni. This predation primarily occurs at dusk, when A. freeborni aggregate into swarms in order to mate. Due to the reliance of E. collocata on visual stimuli to attack its prey, the frequency of attacks decreases as the sky gets darker.{{Cite journal|last=Yuval|first=B.|last2=Bouskila|first2=A.|date=1993-03-01|title=Temporal dynamics of mating and predation in mosquito swarms|journal=Oecologia|language=en|volume=95|issue=1|pages=65–69|doi=10.1007/BF00649508|pmid=28313313|issn=1432-1939|bibcode=1993Oecol..95...65Y}}
References
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- {{ITIS |id=101867 |taxon=Erythemis collocata |accessdate=13 February 2006}}
External links
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Category:Odonata of North America
Category:Insects of the United States
Category:Fauna of the Western United States
Category:Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Fauna of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Insects described in 1861
Category:Taxa named by Hermann August Hagen
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