Spot-tailed Dasher

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Micrathyria
Species
aequalis

Identification Tips

Spot-tailed Dasher, Male, Hidalgo, TX, 7 October 2017 Spot-tailed Dasher, Male, Hidalgo, TX, 7 October 2017

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Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (7 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

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Images

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Spot-tailed Dasher Spot-tailed Dasher, Male, Quitobaquito Pond, Pima, AZ, 20 April 2019
Spot-tailed Dasher Spot-tailed Dasher, Male, Sonora, Mexico, 13 August 2022
Spot-tailed Dasher Spot-tailed Dasher, Male, Sonora, Mexico, 10 August 2019
Spot-tailed Dasher Spot-tailed Dasher, Immature male, Laguna de Lagarte, Costa Rica, 12 July 2017
Spot-tailed Dasher Spot-tailed Dasher, Female, Cano Negro, Costa Rica, 12 July 2017
Spot-tailed Dasher Spot-tailed Dasher, Pair in wheel, Gamboa, Panama, 14 July 2023