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Calico Pennant (male).jpg
Stanley Jones

Calico Pennant (male).jpg (Celithemis elisa)

Calico Pennant (Celithemis elisa: Libellulidae) male 2.4-3.4 cm (0.9-1.3 in) long.
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Habitat
Margin of Lake at ca. 90 m (294 ft) elevation
Location
Finfeather Lake, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
June 2021
Scientific name
Celithemis elisa
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: delia todd, Ian Byrnes, dixonlau and 1 other person
AndrewG
Wowser, that's a stunner off a dragonfly, superb shot you got Stanley, great colours to it.
 
bievreJJ
fabulous photo of this amazing dragonfly, Stanley, the colors and details are amazing, a real topper, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
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Interesting Stanley. I've only heard of 'calico' being a material. But I see there's also a 'calico cat', which means it has three colours.

I see this pennant has three colours, so I guess that's where the name comes from?

A fabulous macro my friend, thanks.
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
473
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/11
Focal length
472.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
Calico Pennant (male) Finfeather Lake.jpg
File size
472.9 KB
Date taken
Mon, 07 June 2021 12:15 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 768px

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