Celithemis Explained

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
		Celithemis amanda	Amanda's pennant	southeastern United States
		Celithemis bertha	red-veined pennant	North America.
		Celithemis elisa	calico pennant	eastern Canada and eastern United States.
		Celithemis eponina	Halloween pennant	eastern North America, including Ontario in Canada and the United States as far west as Colorado.
		Celithemis fasciata	banded pennant	United States
		Celithemis martha	Martha's pennant	North America
		Celithemis ornata	ornate pennant	Central America, North America, and South America
		Celithemis verna	double-ringed pennant	North America.

References

• • Web site: North American Odonata. University of Puget Sound. 5 August 2010. 2009.
• Book: Dunkle, Sidney W. . 2000 . Dragonflies through Binoculars . New York . Oxford University Press . 0-19-511268-7 .

External links

• Celithemis. Discover Life.

Notes and References

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. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=101840 Celithemis.