Bug FAQBanded Pennant
Celithemis fasciata · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae
The banded pennant is about 33 mm long (1.3 in). Its wings have sharp black markings that vary, with northern individuals showing less coloration. It lives around ponds, lakes, and ditches and is native to the south-central, southeastern, and eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The wings have extensive, sharply defined black markings, but the pattern varies; northern bugs have less wing coloration.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
It measures about 33 mm (1.3 in) in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found near ponds, lakes, and ditches.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 33 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, Maryland.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Libellulidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celithemis_fasciata
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.