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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Firetails (Telebasis) » Duckweed Firetail (Telebasis byersi)
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Duckweed Firetail? - Telebasis byersi - male
Copyright © 2009 Carol Clemens

Duckweed Firetail? - Telebasis byersi - Male
Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
June 11, 2009
I am pretty sure this is a Duckweed Firetail since it seems to match what is posted here and also the description in a book. Did I get it right? Thanks!

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Duckweed Firetail? - Telebasis byersi - male Duckweed Firetail? - Telebasis byersi - male
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Contributed by Carol Clemens on 12 June, 2009 - 6:14pm
Last updated 2 January, 2010 - 9:44pm

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 January, 2010 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

Your ID is correct - Telebasis byersi
See http://bugguide.net/node/view/19138
See Range.

Telebasis salva isn't found east of Texas.
Amphiagrion saucium has dark markings at tip of the abdomen.
… William Edwards, 12 June, 2009 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks for the confirmation. I appreciate it. CarolC
… Carol Clemens, 13 June, 2009 - 6:46am login or register to post comments

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