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Banded Pennant

Macrodiplax balteata

UncommonInsect & Arthropod
Illustration of Banded Pennant (Macrodiplax balteata)

The Banded Pennant is a small, white dragonfly with a broad black basal hindwing patch and a powder-blue pruinose abdomen in males. It perches on the tips of plant stems and waves in the wind like a tiny pennant flag. It is found in coastal and inland wetlands primarily in the southern United States.

Habitat
Coastal marshes, ponds, and wetlands of the Southeast
Diet
Adults: small flying insects. Nymphs: aquatic invertebrates
How common
Uncommon

Best time to see a Banded Pennant

The best time to see a Banded Pennant is May–August, when about 66% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 2,537 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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