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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
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Damselfly ID? - Ischnura posita - female
Copyright © 2007 Scott Justis

Damselfly ID? - Ischnura posita - Female
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
September 2, 2007
Size: ~35mm
This looks like a fairly young Damselfly. I have no idea what it is. I'm guessing some type of Bluet?

Scott
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Contributed by Scott Justis on 13 September, 2007 - 3:31pm
Last updated 13 September, 2007 - 5:57pm

We would say full grown
adult female Ischnura posita, but check in the guide and see what you think.
… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2007 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

 
It was right under
my nose all the time! I have some nice images of two or three males (one with mites) that I had already identified. The males seem smaller than the females. I found a couple of images in the guide which closely resemble the one in my image.

Thank you for pointing me in the right direction :^).

Scott
… Scott Justis, 13 September, 2007 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

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