[Odonata-l] Unusual Celithemis elisa

[Dennis Paulson]

Hello, Wanda.

Your photos are of a male Celithemis amanda (Amanda's Pennant), a  
locally common species in east Texas.

Dennis


On Jul 17, 2009, at 5:33 PM, W. Smith wrote:

> I thought this might be of interest...I photographed what I believe  
> is the rare form of Celithemis elisa (Calico Pennant) that Dunkle  
> mentions in his Dragonflies Through Binoculars that lacks the black  
> spots on the wings.  The sighting was made at our pond in Tyler  
> County, Texas (east Texas) this week, and photos are posted at:   
> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/573585731UuDwKf
>
> If I have misidentified this dragonfly, please let me know.
>
> Wanda Smith

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