Oriental Demoiselle vs Halloween Pennant

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Oriental Demoiselle Halloween Pennant
Scientific Name Calopteryx cornelia Celithemis eponina
Order Odonata Odonata
Family Calopterygidae Libellulidae
Size 50-58 mm 55-62 mm wingspan
Habitat Mountains Ponds & Lakes
Diet Omnivores Herbivores
Regions Asia North America
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Oriental Demoiselle

A Japanese demoiselle with shimmering blue-black wings and a metallic green body. It is endemic to Japan's clean mountain streams.

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Did You Know?

It is endemic to Japan and is considered an indicator species for clean mountain water quality.

Halloween Pennant

A distinctive dragonfly with boldly patterned orange and brown bands across its wings. It perches at the tips of vegetation and sways in the breeze like a flag.

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Did You Know?

Halloween pennants are the only dragonflies in North America that regularly perch on the tips of flexible stems, swaying like small pennants in the wind.