Fiery-eyed damselfly
Neodythemis elaine
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Medium damselfly with fiery red-orange coloring and distinctive eye patterns. Requires open water edges near native plantings; hunts small flying insects, controlling pest populations in wet gardens.
Plants that support Fiery-eyed damselfly
1 plants
Slough sedge
Carex obnupta
perennial herb
Nymphs develop in sedge-lined sloughs; emergent sedges used as emergence substrate
Bay Area native