Telebasis salva
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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. The IUCN conservation status of Telebasis salva is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Mesa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sacramento | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | San Francisco | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Firetail sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 354 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May, July and September–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Firetail in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Desert Firetail sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Desert Firetail sightings, Saguaro National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, under 5%).
Same family: Coenagrionidae
The closest relatives of the Desert Firetail that you can see in Saguaro National Park (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Blue-Ringed Dancer (about 10%), Kiowa Dancer (about 10%) and Amethyst Dancer (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Desert Firetail is recorded against all the insects logged in Saguaro National Park (101 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
