Damselflies (Desert Firetail)

Desert Firetail

Telebasis salva

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Native
Status: Uncommon

Size: very small

Length -  24 - 29 mm

Eye color -  male: red with black spots, female:  

Face color - male: red; female: orange-red

Thorax color - thorax red with black

Abdomen color - male: red abdomen extends well beyond wing tips, female: orange-red with black on top

Habitat - shallow algae covered water; valleys; deserts; eggs laid in algae mats

Flight period - March - December

Range - Most of California to Texas as far north as southern Kansas

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