Flight season: early June to late September.
Population: common, the greatest numbers can be found at the marshy north shore of Stoco Lake.
Often encountered foraging in fields a good distance from water.
Length: about 35 mm to 40 mm.
Distinguished from the Calico Pennant by its larger size and banded as opposed to spotted wings.
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Tweed, Ontario, the Moira River, near the walking bridge and dam:
rock-bottomed river with fast flowing water, rapids and emergent rocks, but also quiet pools and backwaters.
The shoreline vegetation is mostly trees with a few small clearings supporting tall grasses and wildflowers.
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Male Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
August 27, 2009
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Tweed, Ontario, the north shore Stoco Lake, east of the boat pier:
marshy shoreline, relatively shallow water with mud bottom supporting sedges and rushes, pondweeds, Fragrant Water Lily, Blue Flag, Sagittaria spp and Pickerelweed.
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Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina), wheel
August 14, 2009
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Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina), wheel
August 15, 2009
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Teneral male Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) –
teneral and immature males resemble females, their yellow markings changing to orange-red with maturity
(August 13, 2009).
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Immature female Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
July 19, 2010
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