Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) is a skimmer with a wide range across the south, with an extension up the Atlantic coastal plain. This species breeds in open ponds or lakes, and is characteristic of habitats with low total diversity in Odonata. The species appears to tolerate alkaline water conditions, and also slightly brackish water (Paulson, 2011). This species is distributed along the coastal plain of Maryland, on both the eastern and western shores. It ranges from uncommon to common within its habitat preference (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). It is ranked as S3 (watch list).
There are 119 records in the project database.
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_via_inaturalist_inat_1628605879-6112d53eea38d.jpg "Four-spotted Pennant in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/9/2021). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 430833 - Psn: 9)")
