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Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)
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Copyright © 2007
Earl Orf
Calico Pennant-Female or immature male? -
Celithemis elisa
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Bovey, Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
June 22, 2007
I have read that both females and immature males are yellow. How can you tell them apart?
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Contributed by
Earl Orf
on 29 June, 2007 - 2:11pm
Last updated 29 June, 2007 - 7:03pm
This is female
Yes, both females and immature males are yellow. And since precise patterning of the wings varies, the only sure way to tell them apart is by the shape of the appendages at the end of the abdomen. Hard to do from a photo, but I believe this one is a female.
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June Tveekrem
, 29 June, 2007 - 6:47pm
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