Celithemis

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Celithemis
Celithemis eponina (Halloween Pennant).jpg
Halloween pennant (C. eponina)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Leucorrhiniinae
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]

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Species

Species include: [2]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Amanda's Pennant - Celithemis amanda, Green Swamp, Supply, North Carolina - 29721127692.jpg Celithemis amanda (Hagen, 1861)Amanda's pennantsoutheastern United States
Celithemis bertha 1003776.jpg Celithemis bertha Williamson, 1922red-veined pennantNorth America.
Calico Pennant (male) - Celithemis elisa, Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, Juliette, Georgia.jpg Dragon Watch (2813218725).jpg Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861)calico pennanteastern 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 pennanteastern 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, 1889banded pennantUnited States
Celithemis martha 1028150.jpg Celithemis martha gaudettelaura 20270380.jpg Celithemis martha Williamson, 1922Martha's pennantNorth America
Ornate Pennant - Celithemis ornata, Watson Preserve, Kountze, Texas - 17233522315.jpg Dragonfly Florida.jpg Celithemis ornata (Rambur, 1842)ornate pennantCentral America, North America, and South America
Double-ringed Pennant - Celithemis verna, Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge, Laurel, Maryland - 9090315984.jpg Celithemis verna Pritchard, 1935double-ringed pennantNorth 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)

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