| Amanda's Penannt | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Celithemis |
| Species: | C. amanda |
| Binomial name | |
| Celithemis amanda Hagen, 1861 |
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The Amanda's Pennant, Celithemis amanda, is a dragonfly found in North America, in the Pennant genus of dragonflies.
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Recognizable by the small size and colorful red, amber or brown markings on the basal section of the hind wings. The spot extends about 1/4 the length of each wing, normally with two anterior stripes and one posterior black stripe. The thorax is yellow but otherwise unmarked until older when it begins to brown. The veins in the forewings are unmarked. The face is yellow to brown or red in older males.[1]
Southeastern U.S., generally along coast from eastern Texas to South Carolina.[2] In calm lakes, ponds, and marshes with emergent vegetation.