Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
The Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina), one of the more charismatic dragonflies in the Northeast. They acquired the name “pennant” because of their tendency to perch on the tips of stalks of grass and wave in the breeze. Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
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This is a busy time of year for the dragonflies and butterflies of our lands! Here is a Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) and Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), two gorgeous species you may be able to find in your own favorite patch right now. Go outside today and enjoy the summer activity! Photographed by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut while on assignment for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
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Sean recently had the enviable problem of many Halloween Pennants (Celithemis eponina) around! The beautiful dragonfly species was photographed wonderfully here by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser.
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After a lot of cool weather with lows into the 40s at night at times and yet more rain here in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region we seem to be between populations for a lot of insects. The calendar is also shifting the species in our yards. This current warm-up should allow another big emergence soon. Get out there and find some stunning sights like this Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina).
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