#celithemis elisa

[northerlyy]

Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa), female, taken April 22, 2025, in Georgia, US

What I thought was a lifer dragonfly, but turned out to be the female of a species I've seen once before! This lady seemed quite relaxed around me, flying almost lazily through the air and allowing me to get very close (for a dragonfly). As far as dragonflies go, this species is quite small, and so is the rest of their genus, aptly named "small pennants"!

[thelordofologies]

Dragonflies - Anisoptera

(PART 1) / (PART 2) / (PART 3) / (PART 4) / (PART 5)

Another one, thank you. Another one, thank you. Another one . . . yeah, so me making series on awesome species I come across, is becoming a trend. Now I am hyperfixating on dragonflies with their awesome bright colours. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy these gorgeous beauties.

Also, the information on the distribution of these species, I sourced from iNaturalist.

Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa

(Canada, U.S.A.)

Tiger Spiketail - Zoraena erronea

(Canada, U.S.A.)

Boa Ringtail - Erpetogomphus boa

(Mexico)

Amazon Sapphirewing - Zenithoptera fasciata

(Nicaragua, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Roseate Skimmer - Orthemis ferruginea

(U.S.A., Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Guyana, Brazil)

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Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1887328

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174612654

Tiger Spiketail - Zoraena erronea

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166892891

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52292125

Boa Ringtail - Erpetogomphus boa

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7424316

Amazon Sapphirewing - Zenithoptera fasciata

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143126412

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2643992

Roseate Skimmer - Orthemis ferruginea

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8276765

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14760263

[dendroica]

Calico Pennant, Celithemis elisa (by me)

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

A beautiful Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa) attracted to the mercury vapor lamp at a moth night last July. It’s always a treat when dragonflies show up in the middle of the night!

[toddjdreyer]

Celithemis elisa / Calico Pennant

[thesingingbullfrog]

[humanbyweight]

Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)

[wedontneedfeatherstofly]

Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa ♂