TEXAS: Kenedy Co; Sarita, Sam Noble Park - female - May 2023
new county record, northernmost record for species
TEXAS: Hidalgo Co; Santa Ana NWR, Willow Lakes - females - September 2021
TEXAS: Hidalgo Co; National Butterfly Center - immature female - August 2018
TEXAS: Hidalgo Co; Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Resaca Vieja Trail - males - 26 May 2012
TEXAS: Hidalgo Co; Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Resaca Vieja Trail - female - 26 May 2012
I was also able to get some wonderful comparison photos between Claret Pondhawks and two other pondhawk species that were flying at the same locale: Eastern (Erythemis simplicicollis) and Pin-tailed (E. plebeja) Pondhawks
Claret (Erythemis mithroides) and Eastern (E. simplicicollis) Pondhawk males
TEXAS: Hidalgo Co; Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Resaca Vieja Trail - 26 May 2012
Claret (Erythemis mithroides) and Pin-tailed (E. plebeja) Pondhawk males
TEXAS: Hidalgo Co; Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Resaca Vieja Trail - 26 May 2012
Eastern (Erythemis simplicicollis), Claret (E. mithroides) and Pin-tailed (E. plebeja) Pondhawk males
TEXAS: Hidalgo Co; Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Resaca Vieja Trail - 26 May 2012