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Halloween pennant

Celithemis eponina

Description:

The wings are orange-yellow in color, though its markings are dark brown, not black as is commonly believed; the entirely orange-yellow wings with dark brown bands are what has given it its Halloween common name and its typical position of being perched at the tip of a weed stalk, waving in the breeze like a pennant contributes to the remainder of its common name. The young has yellow markings, including a stripe on its back, and adult males develop pale red markings, particularly on the face, though females will occasionally get these red markings too.

Habitat:

Jordan Lake

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2 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Thanks for that information, Geodialist.

Geodialist
Geodialist 10 years ago

This individual is a male, as indicated by its terminal appendages.

Maria dB
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Maria dB

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2013
Submitted on Oct 10, 2013

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