Red-tailed Pennant
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonfly)
- - Family: Skimmers (Libellulidae)
- - - Genus: Brachymesia
- - - - Species: furcata
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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December 14, 2021
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July 21, 2018
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March 24, 2016
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April 5, 2015
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December 10, 2014
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December 8, 2012
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Species to compare (enter common name)
Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 26 October 2022
Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 5 May 2019
Red-tailed Pennant, Male obelisking, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 8 July 2020
Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ 9 June 2020
Red-tailed Pennant, Immature male obelisking, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 23 June 2012
Red-tailed Pennant, Immature male (top) compared with female Roseate Skimmer, Orthemis ferruginea, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 9 June 2020
Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 14 October 2007
Red-tailed Pennant, Male, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 14 October 2007
Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Gilbert Water Ranch, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 4 September 2021
Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 25 October 2019
Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ, 3 October 2016
Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 19 July 2022
Red-tailed Pennant, Female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 2 August 2008
Red-tailed Pennant, Pair in wheel, Veterans Oasis Park, Chandler, Maricopa, AZ, 11 September 2019