Desert Whitetail

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Plathemis
Species
subornata
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Identification Tips

Desert Whitetail, Male, Marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 12 June 2016 Desert Whitetail, Male, Marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 12 June 2016

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Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (9 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Male, Pond along CR4008 N. of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 25 June 2021
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Male, marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 22 July 2019
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Male, marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 22 July 2019
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Male, marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 22 July 2019
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Male, Walker Creek, Apache, AZ, 25 July 2011
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Female, marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 22 July 2019
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Female, marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 22 July 2019
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Female, marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 12 June 2016
Desert Whitetail Desert Whitetail, Female, marsh along CR4366 North of Springerville, Apache, AZ, 12 June 2016