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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Pennants (Celithemis) » Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)
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Dragonfly - Celithemis eponina
Copyright © 2014 John Pohl

Dragonfly - Celithemis eponina
Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
July 16, 2014
Size: 2 1/4" WS
Painted Skimmer (Libellula semifasciata) OR Halloween Pennant (celithemis eponina) - How to tell them apart???
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Contributed by John Pohl on 16 July, 2014 - 3:46pm
Last updated 19 July, 2014 - 2:26pm

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… Cliff Bernzweig, 19 July, 2014 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

No doubt about...
... Halloween Pennant -- the stigmata are red, among other definitive features
… Tony Leukering, 16 July, 2014 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

I'm no expert, but between the two,
The Painted Skimmer has yellow markings on the sides of the abdomen, while the Halloween Pennant has yellow markings in the center of the abdomen. Halloween looks good to me, but I can't be sure there aren't any other similar species.
… Even Dankowicz, 16 July, 2014 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

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