This species is not normally found in Arizona, with the closest known breeding populations in southern Sonora, Mexico, and in Texas. The glider is typically associated with floating vegetation- (water hyacinth and lettuce) covered ponds and lakes. On 4 April 2020 Paul Suchanek documented a male perched in a mesquite tree in a dry riparian wash between Tucson and Benson (Pima Co.). This observation provides the first state record of the species.