| Calico (or Elisa) Pennant | |
|---|---|
| male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Celithemis |
| Species: | C. elisa |
| Binomial name | |
| Celithemis elisa (Hagen, 1861) |
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The Calico (or Elisa) Pennant (Celithemis elisa) 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 (3.0 cm).[1] Males have red heart-shaped markings dorsal side of abdomen, yellow in females. Wings have three red areas: one at the tip, one in the middle and one large area close to the body.