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Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa - male
Copyright © 2008 Minray Yang

Calico Pennant - Celithemis elisa - Male
Volo Bog, Lake County, Illinois, USA
June 12, 2008
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Contributed by Minray Yang on 12 June, 2008 - 5:54pm

Those terminal appendages
seem to say male to us, not female
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2008 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
That was my first impression,
but I misinterpreted the text of my giude. Should I expect to see red cerci in only an older male?
… Minray Yang, 12 June, 2008 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Seems reasonable that all parts
of the male would become red with age. Look in the guide for some of the females and note the difference in the shape and location of the terminal appendages.
… john and jane balaban, 12 June, 2008 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

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