Desert Firetail
Telebasis salva
32.2434, -111.167
Field Notes
Description:
size: very small, length 24 - 29 mm
male: dainty and slender; all red abdomen extends well beyond wing tips; red face and eyes; black eye spots; thorax red with black; red legs; tip of abdomen without black
female: some black thorax top; eggs laid in algae mats
Habitat:
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a 98-acre (40 ha) zoo, aquarium, botanical garden, natural history museum, publisher, and art gallery founded in 1952. Located just west of Tucson, Arizona, it features two miles (3.2 km) of walking paths traversing 21 acres (8.5 ha) of desert landscape. The nonprofit organization focuses on the interpretation of the natural history, plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2013
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