Ornate Pennant
Celithemis ornata (Rambur, 1842)
Ornate Pennant: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/718
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Status

Ornate Pennant (Celithemis ornata) is known from a single site in Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. This species appears to have hybridized occasionally with Martha's Pennants (Celithemis martha) at this location. Ornate Pennant has not been reported in Maryland in over a decade, which does not bode well for its continued persistence in the state (Richard Orr's The Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). This species prefers sandy lakes or ponds with grassy margins (Paulson, 2011).

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Celithemis ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Celithemis
Species:
C. ornata
Binomial name
Celithemis ornata
(Rambur, 1842)

Celithemis ornata, known generally as the ornate pennant or faded pennant, is a species of skimmer in the dragonfly family Libellulidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Celithemis ornata is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

Ornate pennant, Celithemis ornata
Ornate pennant, Celithemis ornata

References

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Celithemis ornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51273072A80696807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51273072A80696807.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Celithemis ornata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Celithemis ornata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  5. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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