Swift Setwing

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Anisoptera
(Dragonfly)
Family
Libellulidae
(Skimmers)
Genus
Dythemis
Species
velox

Identification Tips

Swift Setwing, Male, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 17 October 2010 Swift Setwing, Male, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 17 October 2010

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Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (12 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

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Images

Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Male, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 1 October 2011
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Male, 17 July 2025, NC
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Male, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 19 August 2009
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Immature male, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 11 May 2013
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Male, Bonita Creek Dam, Graham, AZ, 1 October 2022
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Male, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 19 August 2009
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Female, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 28 July 2019
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Female, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 1 October 2011
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Female, Roper Lake State Park, Graham, AZ, 2 October 2022
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Female, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 19 August 2009
Swift Setwing Swift Setwing, Female, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 17 October 2010