Tawny Pennant

On 12 July 2017, we photographed a Tawny Pennant in the marshes of northern Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. These dragonflies are fairly plain creatures with brownish wings. They range from southermost Texas and the Florida Keys, with only scattered records further north, south to Argentina and the Galapagos. They are also found from the southern tip of Florida through the West Indies. They usually perch on the tips of pond plants over water. They hold thier wings at an upward angle. From their perches, they make patrolling flights over the shores of their ponds (Paulson 2009).