Trilobyter on Nostr: I believe this is an Eastern pondhawk #dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis) perched ...

I believe this is an Eastern pondhawk #dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis) perched on the gnawed-off tip of a #milkweed plant in our front #garden. Monarch caterpillars did the gnawing. Note all the aphid nymphs. I read that dragonflies eat aphids, or at least the ones in the winged form.

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