- Duckweed Firetail
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Duckweed Firetail Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Suborder: Zygoptera Family: Coenagrionidae Genus: Telebasis Species: Telebasis byersi Binomial name Telebasis byersi
(Westfall,1957)The Duckweed Firetail, Telebasis byersi, is a small damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It grows to lengths of 25–31 millimetres (0.98–1.2 in). Telebasis byseri is really hard species of damselfly to see. Despite its bright red coloration, the "busy" pattern of its favorite perch, Duckweed, helps hide its slender form. Also the Duckweed Firetails sometimes perch two or three feet from dry land, making it hard to spot them.
Distribution
United States: (Alabama • Arkansas • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Illinois • Kentucky • Louisiana • North Carolina • New Mexico • South Carolina • Texas • West Virginia)
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