''Celithemis fasciata'' (banded pennant) is a

dragonfly A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...

in the skimmer family. It is native to the United States, where it is found in the south-central, southeastern, and eastern regions.''Celithemis fasciata''.
NatureServe. 2012. The extensive, sharply defined black markings on its wings are distinctive, but the pattern varies considerably; individuals from the northern part of its range tend to have less wing coloration. It is about long. It lives around ponds, lakes, and ditches.

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. Libellulidae Insects described in 1889 {{dragonfly-stub