A male Calico Pennant in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2015). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
A Calico Pennant in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/21/2018).
A Calico Pennant in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).
A Calico Pennant obelisking in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/30/2018).
A Calico Pennant in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2017).
A Calico Pennant in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/20/2014).
A Calico Pennant in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/1/2015).
A Calico Pennant in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019).
A Calico Pennant in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/5/2019).
A male Calico Pennant in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/6/2007).
A Calico Pennant in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/28/2014).
A male Calico Pennant in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2003).
A Calico Pennant in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2017).
A Calico Pennant in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2017).
A Calico Pennant in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/18/2019).
Calico Pennant in Kent Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Calico Pennant in Kent Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Calico Pennant in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/15/2016).
Calico Pennant in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/14/2021). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A pair of Calico Pennants in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/6/2020).
Calico Pennant in Kent Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Calico Pennant in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/28/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Calico Pennant in Wicomico Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved.
A Calico Pennant emerging from its cast skin in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
A Calico Pennant found in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2007).
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Status
Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) is a widely-distributed species found through much of eastern North America at pond or lake margins with vegetation, including pools in bogs. Like other species of Celithemis, it frequently perches at the tip of stalks of vegetation, with the wings blowing in the breeze like a tiny flag (Paulson, 2011). This is a widespread skimmer in Maryland, recorded from every county in the state (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).
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A male Calico Pennant in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2015). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Barbara Thurlow.
A Calico Pennant in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/21/2018).
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Robert Warren.
A Calico Pennant in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2015).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Calico Pennant obelisking in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/30/2018).
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Jim Moore.
A Calico Pennant in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/14/2017).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Calico Pennant in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/20/2014).
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Mark Johnson.
A Calico Pennant in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/1/2015).
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Mikey Lutmerding.
A Calico Pennant in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2019).
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Frode Jacobsen.
A Calico Pennant in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/5/2019).
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Richard Crook.
A male Calico Pennant in Baltimore City, Maryland (6/6/2007).
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Thomas Wilson.
A Calico Pennant in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/28/2014).
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Danny Poet.
A male Calico Pennant in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2003).
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Jim Stasz.
A Calico Pennant in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2017).
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Tom Feild.
A Calico Pennant in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2017).
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Tom Feild.
A Calico Pennant in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/18/2019).
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Richard Crook.
Calico Pennant in Kent Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pamela Cowart-Rickman.
Calico Pennant in Kent Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pamela Cowart-Rickman.
Calico Pennant in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/15/2016).
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Jim Brighton.
Calico Pennant in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/14/2021). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jason Avery.
A pair of Calico Pennants in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/6/2020).
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Rick Borchelt.
Calico Pennant in Kent Co., Maryland (6/21/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Pamela Cowart-Rickman.
Calico Pennant in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/28/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jason Avery.
Calico Pennant in Wicomico Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved.
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Jared Satchell.
A Calico Pennant emerging from its cast skin in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2013).
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Richard Orr.
A Calico Pennant found in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2007).
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Jim Brighton.
Source: Wikipedia
| Celithemis elisa | |
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| male | |
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| female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Celithemis |
| Species: | C. elisa
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| Binomial name | |
| Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861)
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The calico pennant[1] (Celithemis elisa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern Canada and eastern United States.[1]
Description
[edit]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.[2]
Biology
[edit]This species lives near calm water bodies surrounded by vegetation.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c NatureServe (1 September 2023). "Celithemis elisa". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ a b Celithemis elisa. Odonata Central.
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