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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Pennants (Celithemis) » Banded Pennant (Celithemis fasciata)
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10th Dragon of the season - take 2 - Celithemis fasciata
Copyright © 2007 Lee Ruth

10th Dragon of the season - take 2 - Celithemis fasciata
Cass County, Texas, USA
May 26, 2007
I am pretty sure this is a female Banded Pennant but I will wait for confirmation before moving it to: "Celithemis fasciata".

Lee
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Contributed by Lee Ruth on 17 November, 2007 - 12:14pm
Last updated 17 November, 2007 - 9:22pm

I seem
to be having a terrible problem with gender identification of Dragonflies, lol. I am aware that many juvenile males have female body coloration and despite that, I seem to be remarkably inept at correctly identifying which is which. I guess I need to look closer at the working end of them, lol.

Lee
… Lee Ruth, 17 November, 2007 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
We've gathered some of the images
which show gender onto the INFO pages of several of the dragonfly species on which we have worked such as Erythemis, L. saturata, Pachydiplax, and Plathemis. Hope some of those will help with knowledge of those working ends!
… john and jane balaban, 18 November, 2007 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

 
I will
definitely take a close look asap. I hope that will help me improve my success rate, lol.

Lee
… Lee Ruth, 18 November, 2007 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

We agree with the ID
but disagree with the gender. Those claspers look male to us.
… john and jane balaban, 17 November, 2007 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

 
I have
removed the gender designation for this specimen.
… Lee Ruth, 17 November, 2007 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

moved
to guide
… Lee Ruth, 17 November, 2007 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

Yep
I think your right (but I've not had the pleasure of seeing this species yet myself...).

Very nice specimen.
… Brenda Van Ryswyk, 17 November, 2007 - 3:13pm login or register to post comments

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