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  Faded Pennant
            Celithemis ornata (Rambur, 1842)

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Range & Habitat:

Known only from a couple of old records in central New Jersey.

 

 Faded Pennant male lateral 

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Description:

Similar to Martha's Pennant.  Mature males retain dull red spots on the abdomen and the face becomes brown.  Females differ in having 2 dark stripes on the side of the thorax.  Other differences are beyond the scope of this site.

 

Conservation Status:

State: SH - historical records only

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 6/29
Late Date: 7/22

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form