Red-veined Pennant (Celithemis bertha)

Identification: The male has reddish-brown thorax and the abdomen is black except for S3-4 being red and S5-7 red dorsally. The top of the cerci are red. The wings have reddish veins on the leading edge and the hindwing has a brownish red spot basally.

copyright Allen Bryan 2009; Red-veined Pennant

copyright Allen Bryan 2009; Red-veined Pennant

Male- Carteret County, North Carolina