Straw-colored Sylph

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Macrothemis
Species
inacuta

Identification Tips

Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 23 August 2014 Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 23 August 2014

Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (22 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 14 June 2026
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 21 July 2021
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 16 May 2020
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 13 May 2018
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Queen Creek, Pinal, AZ, 4 August 2013
Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, 3 August 2026 Straw-colored Sylph, Male, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, 3 August 2026
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Female, Santa Cruz River, Marana, Pima, AZ, 19 June 2022
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 8 August 2020
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 8 August 2020
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 22 July 2014
Straw-colored Sylph Straw-colored Sylph, Pair in wheel, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 16 May 2020