Swift Setwing

Distribution

Mexico (Durango, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas); United States (Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia)

Status

D. velox is a widespread and common species throughout its range, including protected areas, and there is no indication of any population decline. There have been reports of an eastward range extension recent decades.

Habitat

Species is found at streams and rivers with slow to moderate current, less often pond and lake shores. Usually wooded or shrubby banks.