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Dragonfly

Celithemis elisa

Description:

Dragonfly - Male Calico Pennant Order Odonata Suborder Anisoptera Family Libellulidae Genus Celithemis Hagen

Habitat:

Alongside lakes, near mine settlement ponds and bogs, and beside slow-moving streams

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2 Comments

Liam
Liam 11 years ago

Are you sure this isn't a female Four-spotted Pennant? It greatly resembles the ones I see at Phinizy (they are very common there) - particularly with the orange costas.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/705...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/140...

Great macro shot!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Nice! And welcome to Project Noah!

rraystarcher
Spotted by
rraystarcher

Augusta, Georgia, USA

Spotted on Aug 7, 2012
Submitted on Feb 7, 2013

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