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Desert Firetail
Stanley Jones

Desert Firetail (Telebasis salva)

Desert Firetail (Telebasis salva: Coenagrionidae) These small damselflies are only 2.5-3.1 cm (1.0-1.2 In) long and very easy to overlook despite their bright coloration. Photographed at Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park with scattered pecan, hackberry and elm trees at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area. Watered flower beds adjacent to creek.
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Habitat
Open park with scattered pecan, hackberry and elm trees at ca. 91 m (300 ft) elevation. Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area.
Location
Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
August 2012
Scientific name
Telebasis salva
Equipment used
Canon EOS 50D with a Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens, ISO 100, Shutter speed 1/250 with in camera flash, f/13.
Nora
Superb Damselfly Stanley, the red really hits your eye!......thanks for sharing.
Thanks also for all the comments on mine!
 
CrimsonTopaz
Excellent work capturing this beauty, Stanley. Love the colours and the setting makes for a great contrast:t:
 

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