Over the course of their adult lives the green of the male is gradually transformed into a duller shade of blue and finally a powdery bluish-grey.

Its range includes the provinces of Ontario and Quebec in Canada, much of the eastern United States, the Bahamas, the West Indies, Mexico and Central America as far south as Costa Rica.

[1] The eastern pondhawk is an athletic, swift-flying predator, able to catch damselflies and other insect prey on the wing.

Satellite males remain nearby, awaiting an opportunity to intercept females or seize territories.

[2] Within one minute of mating, the female starts to lay her eggs, the male hovering nearby to guard her.