---
title: "Calico Pennant"
description: "Celithemis elisa — Insetos e aranhas. The calico pennant (Celithemis elisa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/calico-pennant
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Calico Pennant

> Celithemis elisa — Insetos e aranhas. The calico pennant (Celithemis elisa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

- Scientific name: *Celithemis elisa*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 21822
- Wikidata: [Q1308494](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1308494)
- iNaturalist taxon: [63160](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/63160)

## Names

- en: Calico Pennant
- fr: Célithème indienne

## Countries with the most observations

US (16206), CA (4972)

## Summary

The calico pennant (Celithemis elisa) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern Canada and eastern United States.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celithemis_elisa

## Photo

![Calico Pennant](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/calico-pennant/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carter Dorscht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/175849605

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/calico-pennant?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).