Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Desert Firetail

Telebasis salva

Spanish: Caballito cola de sangre común

Telebasis salva, the desert firetail, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.

TaxonomyInsecta › Odonata › Coenagrionidae

Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records7,074 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2022 – 2023

Months of the 8 most recent records

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2023-07-03 — observation by zihuadean
2023-02-06 — observation by zihuadean
2023-01-27 — observation by zihuadean
2023-01-25 — observation by zihuadean
2023-01-21 — observation by daniel_brito
2022-10-29 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Insects guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Desert Firetail (Telebasis salva) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/telebasis-salva/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.