Halloween pennant - Species Profile
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List
not listed
NatureServe
N5 - Secure
SNR - Unranked
Minnesota
not listed
Description
Size
Total length: 1⅜″ to 1⅝″
Similar Species
calico pennant (Celithemis elisa)
Habitat
Ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, marshes, swamps, bogs, ditches.
Ecology
Season
Late May to mid-August
Behavior
Life Cycle
Naiad Food
Aquatic insects
Adult Food
Mosquitos, flies, gnats, and, occasionally, other dragonflies.
Distribution
Sources
Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu. Accessed 8/30/2026).
Celithemis eponina (Drury, 1773) in Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Abreu, C., Acero P, A., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (2026-07-17 XR). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgykv
Abbott, J.C. 2006-2026. OdonataCentral: An online resource for the distribution and identification of Odonata. Available at https://www.odonatacentral.org/. (Accessed: 8/30/2026).
Steffens, W. P., and W. A. Smith. 1999. Status survey for special concern and endangered dragonflies of Minnesota: population status, inventory and monitoring recommendations. Final report submitted to the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 54 pp.
Occurrence
Widespread and abundant
Taxonomy
Order
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder
Superfamily
Libelluloidea
Family
Libellulidae (Skimmers)
Genus
Celithemis (Small Pennants)
Subordinate Taxa
Synonyms
Libellula camilla
Libellula eponina
Libellula lucilla
Common Names
brown-spotted yellow-wing
Halloween pennant
