Celithemis

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Celithemis
Celithemis eponina (Halloween Pennant).jpg
Halloween pennant (C. eponina)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Celithemis
Hagen, 1861

Celithemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. They are known commonly as pennants. There are eight species in this monophyletic genus. They are mainly distributed in eastern North America.[1]

Species[]

Species include:[2]

Male Female Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Amanda's Pennant - Celithemis amanda, Green Swamp, Supply, North Carolina - 29721127692.jpg Celithemis amanda (Hagen, 1861) Amanda's pennant southeastern United States
Celithemis bertha 1003776.jpg Celithemis bertha Williamson, 1922 red-veined pennant North America.
Calico Pennant (male) - Celithemis elisa, Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, Juliette, Georgia.jpg Dragon Watch (2813218725).jpg Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861) calico pennant eastern Canada and eastern United States.
Brown Spotted Yellow-wing (2622566524).jpg Hallowe'en Pennant - Celithemis eponina, Julie Metz Wetlands, Woodbridge, Virginia - 7558360918.jpg Celithemis eponina (Drury, 1773) Halloween pennant eastern North America, including Ontario in Canada and the United States as far west as Colorado.
Banded Pennant - Celithemis fasciata, Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia - 6287861092.jpg Banded Pennant.jpg Celithemis fasciata Kirby, 1889 banded pennant United States
Celithemis martha 1028150.jpg Celithemis martha gaudettelaura 20270380.jpg Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922 Martha's pennant North America
Ornate Pennant - Celithemis ornata, Watson Preserve, Kountze, Texas - 17233522315.jpg Dragonfly Florida.jpg Celithemis ornata (Rambur, 1842) ornate pennant Central America, North America, and South America
Double-ringed Pennant - Celithemis verna, Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge, Laurel, Maryland - 9090315984.jpg Celithemis verna Pritchard, 1935 double-ringed pennant North America.


Notes[]

  1. ^ Baskinger, G. M., J. L. Ware, D. D. Kornell, M. L. May, and K. M. Kjer. (2008). A phylogeny of Celithemis inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data and morphology (Anisoptera: Libellulidae). Odonatologica 37(2) 101-109.
  2. ^ Celithemis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

References[]

  • Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
  • "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  • Dunkle, Sidney W. (2000). Dragonflies through Binoculars. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511268-7.

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