Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow

Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow

Chinese Tallow, also known as Popcorn Tree, is an  invasive species that crowds out native vegetation and is notoriously hard to get rid of. These trees have been treated but you can see from the sprouting vegetation are not dead.

Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow
Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow

These dragonflies found the “popcorn” seeds to be good perches.

Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow
Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow
Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow
Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 19, 2022

4 thoughts on “Four-spotted Pennants on Chinese Tallow”

    1. Thanks, Mike. There was an abundance of them around for awhile in late summer, although not as many as last year. We were out Sunday and zero dragonflies came my way. We’re having our first really cold night tonight, probably below 40–fall is here.

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