Only one species in this genus can be found in our region, the Eastern Pondhawk. It was previously known as the Common Pondhawk until it was split from the Western Pondhawk. The male is blue with a green or blue thorax, while females and immature males are green with black rectangular spots on the abdomen. It is our only skimmer with a green face. Eastern Pondhawks hunt from the ground or low perches, and will attack insects as large as themselves.