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Time to take off A dragon is not a fly<br /> neither a fly is a dragon,<br /> Tell me how come a dragonfly be a dragonfly,<br /> when she neither a dragon nor a fly. Anisoptera,Calico Pennant,Celithemis elisa Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Time to take off

A dragon is not a fly
neither a fly is a dragon,
Tell me how come a dragonfly be a dragonfly,
when she neither a dragon nor a fly.

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  1. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    Crocothemis is not an American species. This is a Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa). Posted 11 years ago
    1. View pandesumar's profile
      pandesumar
      Katipo Spider
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      Thanks a lot. Posted 11 years ago

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The Calico Pennant

The Calico Pennant or Elisa Pennant is a dragonfly found in North America, in the Pennant genus of dragonflies.

Flight period is late May to early August. Its average length is 1.2 in . Males have red heart-shaped markings on the dorsal side of the abdomen that is yellow in the females. Their wings have three red areas: one at the tip, one in the middle, and one large area close to the body.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Jun 7, 2014. Captured Jun 6, 2014 05:48 in 704 Wharton Drive, Newark, DE 19711, USA.
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  • NIKON D3200
  • f/11.0
  • 10/5000s
  • ISO360
  • 48mm