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Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
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Halloween Pennant
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; WMA – Wildlife Management Area.
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Species common name Scientific name |
Length (in inches; M and F if different) | Flight season Relative abundance |
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Habitat. |
Halloween Pennant Celithemis eponina |
1.4-1.7″ | M-Jun — L-Sep Common. |
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Habitat: Marsh-loving; ponds, lakes/marshes: adults often found in adjacent fields where they feed. Tolerates windy conditions. Most butterfly-like dragonfly; forages from the tips of tall weeds in open fields. Often perches w/ FWs vertical, HWs horizontal on tops of emergent rushes. Active in the morning. |