Celithemis elisa

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| image = Calico Pennant.jpg

| image_caption = male

| image2 = Celithemis elisa female.jpg

| image2_caption = female

| status = G5

| status_system = TNC

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| taxon = Celithemis elisa

| authority = (Hagen, 1861)

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The calico pennant (Celithemis elisa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern Canada and eastern United States.

Description

This dragonfly is 24 to 34 millimeters long, with a hindwing 25 to 30 millimeters long. It can be identified by the brown spots at the bases and tips of the wings. The pterostigma is yellow in younger individuals, and red in older. The face is yellow, turning red in older male specimens. The thorax is yellow-brown with a large dark stripe and several smaller brown stripes. The abdomen is dark with paler markings.[http://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/FieldGuideAction.get/id/46887 Celithemis elisa.] Odonata Central.

Biology

This species lives near calm water bodies surrounded by vegetation.

References

Category:Libellulidae

Category:Odonata of North America

Category:Insects described in 1861