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Halloween pennant

Celithemis eponina

Photo by mauna Kunzah
Published on Project Noah
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40.8887, -74.5099

Field Notes

Description:

Small female dragonfly, resting on her favorite weeds (a typical behavior) and zipping around. Dragonfly season for northern N. America is from mid-June to mid-August.

Habitat:

Spotted in a meadowland, but these dragonflies are found from N. America to Central America.

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Halloween Pennant

Species ID Suggestions

Halloween Pennant Dragonfly

Celithemis eponina
VonDrae
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Comments (2)
mauna Kunzah
Thank you both for the ID! Geodialist, I was visiting the Hibernia mines; the map location is a bit off. Do you know what the area is known for? Bats. I had the sour luck of seeing only one as it flew across my windshield. :( It was the wrong time of year.
Geodialist
This individual is a female Halloween Pennant dragonfly, as indicated by its yellow stigma. BTW, what are you doing in NJ, mauna?

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedAugust 30, 2013

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