Kebnat
INSECTS

Halloween Pennant

Celithemis eponina

Insects
Native
Halloween Pennant, photo 1 of 5
Halloween Pennant, Male
Halloween Pennant, Female
36–42 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Libellulidae 36–42 mm long. Lives in marshes and near water.

There are 188 observations of Halloween Pennant in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie66
  2. Outaouais62
  3. Laurentides20
  4. Montérégie16
  5. Lanaudière7
  6. Mauricie6
  7. Montréal6
  8. Centre-du-Québec2
  9. Nord-du-Québec1
  10. Laval1
  11. Capitale-Nationale1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Eastern AmberwingPerithemis tenera
Calico PennantCelithemis elisa
Painted SkimmerLibellula semifasciata
Common WhitetailPlathemis lydia
Twelve-spotted SkimmerLibellula pulchella
Common Green DarnerAnax junius
Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosa
Wandering GliderPantala flavescens
Four-spotted SkimmerLibellula quadrimaculata