-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata)

-Dragonflies (Anisoptera)​

-Superfamily Libelluloidea

-Skimmers (Family Libellulidae)

-​​Pondhawks (Genus Erythemis)

-Pin-tailed Pondhawk (Erythemis plebeja)

Erythemis plebeja, the pin-tailed pondhawk, is a species of skimmer in the family of dragonflies known as Libellulidae. These medium- to large-sized skimmers are voracious predators of other insects up to their own size, including other dragonflies.