Red-tailed Pennant

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Brachymesia
Species
furcata

Identification Tips

Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Maricopa, AZ, 8 December 2012 Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Maricopa, AZ, 8 December 2012

Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (99 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 26 October 2022
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Male obelisking, Higley Road Ponds, Maricopa, AZ, 16 June 2026
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Male obelisking, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2020
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ 9 June 2020
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Immature male obelisking, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 23 June 2012
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Immature male (top) compared with female Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 9 June 2020
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 4 September 2021
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 25 October 2019
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 3 October 2016
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 19 July 2022
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Higley Road Ponds, Maricopa, AZ, 16 June 2026
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Pair in wheel, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 11 September 2019
Red-tailed Pennant Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Maricopa, AZ, 19 June 2026