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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Dragonflies (Anisoptera) » Skimmers (Libellulidae) » Setwings (Dythemis) » Swift Setwing (Dythemis velox)

Species Dythemis velox - Swift Setwing

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Dythemis velox Swift Setwing - Dythemis velox I have another dragonfly not like any others I've identified in the past. I thought about maybe Variegated Meadowhawk but no. - Dythemis velox - male male swift setwing? - Dythemis velox - male Swift - Dythemis velox Dythemis velox Male swift setwing? view 2 - Dythemis velox - male Dragonfly - Dythemis velox
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)
Genus Dythemis (Setwings)
Species velox (Swift Setwing)
Size
Length: 42-50 mm
Identification
Note brown wing-tips. Typically perch in an alert stance with wings held forward. Male abdomen slightly clubbed. See print and Internet references.
Range
Texas, parts of southeast, currently expanding range northward.
Habitat
Rivers, streams, ponds, lakes.
Season
Late March-early November.
Food
Predatory.
See Also
Other Setwings.
Print References
Dunkle, p. 239, plate 46 (1)
Abbott, p. 254, photo 50d (2)
Internet References
RLE Photo
TAMU
Greg Lasley
Works Cited
1.Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America
Sidney W. Dunkle. 2000. Oxford Press.
2.Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States
John C. Abbott. 2005. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by Cotinis on 9 March, 2004 - 4:39pm
Last updated 8 November, 2005 - 5:37am

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