Amanda's Pennant

Taxobox
name = Amanda's Penannt


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Odonata
familia = Libellulidae
genus = "Celithemis"
species = "C. amanda"
binomial = "Celithemis amanda"
binomial_authority = Hagen, 1861

The Amanda's Pennant, "Celithemis amanda", is a dragonfly found in North America, in the Pennant genus of dragonflies.

Identification

Recognizable by the small size and colorful red, amber or brown markings on the basal section of the hind wings. The spot extends about 1/4 the length of each wing, normally with two anterior stripes and one posterior black stripe. The thorax is yellow but otherwise unmarked until older when it begins to brown. The veins in the forewings are unmarked. The face is yellow to brown or red in older males. [ [http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/fieldguide/species.asp?taxaid=206 OdonataCentral ] ]

*Similar Species: Faded Pennant (C. ornata) also has a basal spot in the hindwing with 2 or 3 dark stripes running through it. Other smaller pennants have spots that are larger in the hindwing.
*Total length: 24-31 mm; abdomen: 16-22 mm; hindwing: 21-27 mm.
*Flight Season: January 07 (Texas) - September 09 (Louisiana)

Habitat

Southeastern U.S., generally along coast from eastern Texas to South Carolina. [A Dazzle of Dragonflies, Forrest Mitchell, College Station, Texas A&M University Press, 2005. ISBN 1-58544-459-6] In calm lakes, ponds, and marshes with emergent vegetation.

External links

* [http://stri.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?act=x_ant&name=Celithemis+amanda&path=Insecta/Odonata/Libellulidae/Celithemis/amanda&authority=(Hagen,+1861)&common_name=Amandas+pennant&xml=Anisoptera;&btxt=Discover+Life&burl=http://stri.discoverlife.org "Celithemis amanda" Image Collection at Discover Life]
* [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/usa/338.htm "Celithemis amanda"] at USGS
* [http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/fieldguide/species.asp?taxaid=206 "Celithemis amanda" at OdonataCentral]

References