Celithemis

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. ==Species== Species include:

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLibellulidae

Observations recorded78,079

Celithemis ist eine aus acht Arten bestehende Libellengattung. Die Gattung gehört zur Unterfamilie Leucorrhiniinae und wurde 1861 durch Hermann August Hagen beschrieben. Als Generotyp diente eine bis dahin als Libellula eponina bezeichnete Libelle. Das Verbreitungsgebiet erstreckt sich vom Südosten Kanadas über den Osten der Vereinigten Staaten bis nach Kuba und in die Bahamas.

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taxon common name: Pennants
taxon name: Celithemis
Commons category: Celithemis
Commons gallery: Celithemis

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{| class="wikitable" |- ! Male!! Female !! Scientific name!! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px || || Celithemis amanda ||Amanda's pennant || southeastern United States |- |120px |||| Celithemis bertha ||red-veined pennant || North America. |- |120px || 120px || Celithemis elisa || calico pennant|| eastern Canada and eastern United States. |- |120px || 120px || Celithemis eponina ||Halloween pennant || eastern North America, including Ontario in Canada and the United States as far west as Colorado. |- |120px || 120px || Celithemis fasciata ||banded pennant || United States |- |120px || 120px || Celithemis martha ||Martha's pennant || North America |- |120px || 120px || Celithemis ornata ||ornate pennant|| Central America, North America, and South America |- |120px || || Celithemis verna ||double-ringed pennant || North America. |- |}