Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
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. | |||||
Male
July 25, 2012
Mount Pleasant
Annette Allor
Female
June 22, 2012
Schooley Mill Park
Annette Allor
M and F (in wheel)
July 5, 2004
Font Hill Park
June Tveekrem
Exuvia
June 21, 2006
Lake Elkhorn
Jo Solem