Kingdom Animalia Order Odonata Family Coenagrionidae Scientific name Telebasis byersi Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Suborder Zygoptera Genus Telebasis Higher classification Telebasis | |
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Similar Telebasis, Slender bluet, Lestes vigilax, Amphiagrion, Orange bluet | ||
The duckweed firetail (Telebasis byersi) is a small damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae. It is native mainly to the southeastern United States, but its distribution extends north to Illinois and west to New Mexico. It is 25–31 millimetres (0.98–1.22 in) long and red in color.
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