Black Setwing
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonfly)
- - Family: Skimmers (Libellulidae)
- - - Genus: Dythemis
- - - - Species: nigrescens
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Black Setwing, Male, Papago Park, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 8 November 2014
Species to compare (enter common name)
Black Setwing, Male, Base and Meridian Wildlife Area, Maricopa, AZ, 10 June 2026
Black Setwing, Male, Base and Meridian Wildlife Area, Maricopa, AZ, 23 May 2026
Black Setwing, Male, Sonora, Mexico, 13 August 2022
Black Setwing, Male, Papago Park, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 1 May 2019
Black Setwing, Immature male, Verde River Pond E. of Fountain Hills, Maricopa, AZ, 22 June 2013
Black Setwing, Immature male, Papago Park, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 1 October 2014
Black Setwing, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 11 June 2026
Black Setwing, Female, Roper Lake State Park, Graham, AZ, 11 July 2021
Black Setwing, Female, Hidalgo, TX, 8 October 2017
Black Setwing, Female, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 27 July 2014
Black Setwing, Female, Papago Park, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 11 August 2013
Black Setwing, Female, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 20 October 2019
Black Setwing, Female, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 24 November 2007
Black Setwing, Female, Dudleyville, Pinal, AZ, 18 September 2010
Comparison: Setwings (three species)
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Black SetwingDythemis nigrescens -
Checkered SetwingDythemis fugax -
Swift SetwingDythemis velox