Red-veined Pennant (immature male)- Aripeka Sandhills Preserve
I found a few of these today here, but wasn't able to get any photos that I really liked. Having more experience with the Odes of Florida now, and (finally!) sporting a pretty decent set of ID skills- I realized that I already had a few decent shots of this somewhat uncommon little pennant. Only thing is, when I first found this immature male a couple of years ago, my inexperience with this species led me to label it an Ornate Pennant. To show my repentance, I thought it fitting to work up a shot of this young male Red-veined, and label it correctly this time. It's the least I could do. This very cool, diminutive pennant has this peculiar way of holding its wings at rest, and in this shot shows the lack of the basal wing spots that show it as indeed a Celithemis bertha, and not a Celithemis ornata. Live and learn.
Best viewed EMBIGGENED. Yup, it is.
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Red-veined Pennant (immature male)- Aripeka Sandhills Preserve
I found a few of these today here, but wasn't able to get any photos that I really liked. Having more experience with the Odes of Florida now, and (finally!) sporting a pretty decent set of ID skills- I realized that I already had a few decent shots of this somewhat uncommon little pennant. Only thing is, when I first found this immature male a couple of years ago, my inexperience with this species led me to label it an Ornate Pennant. To show my repentance, I thought it fitting to work up a shot of this young male Red-veined, and label it correctly this time. It's the least I could do. This very cool, diminutive pennant has this peculiar way of holding its wings at rest, and in this shot shows the lack of the basal wing spots that show it as indeed a Celithemis bertha, and not a Celithemis ornata. Live and learn.
Best viewed EMBIGGENED. Yup, it is.
XLKWx