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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
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Ischnura verticalis Eastern forktail - Ischnura verticalis - female
Copyright © 2005 teddie ciavola carboni

Ischnura verticalis Eastern forktail - Ischnura verticalis - Female
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 1, 2005

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Ischnura verticalis Eastern forktail - Ischnura verticalis - female Eastern forktail Ischnura verticalis - Ischnura verticalis - female
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Contributed by teddie ciavola carboni on 21 April, 2008 - 12:02pm
Last updated 1 July, 2008 - 6:00pm

Moved
Moved from Narrow-winged Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 1 July, 2008 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

Oops! This one is a damselfly
Maybe you put the wrong title under the wrong picture.
… Richard Vernier, 21 April, 2008 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for your reply. I u
Thank you for your reply. I used the Stokes field guide on Odonata and other books with pictures. teddie
… teddie ciavola carboni, 25 April, 2008 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
I've made the correction , th
I've made the correction , thanks. teddie
… teddie ciavola carboni, 1 May, 2008 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

 
You can use the images right here at BugGuide
For example here is the dragonfly L. vibrans and it doesn't look anything like your damselfly Ischnura above. You need to pay attention to size, wing position, eyes, etc. - not just color. Browse through the images of the Odonata here and enjoy!
… john and jane balaban, 25 April, 2008 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your reply. teddie
Thanks for your reply. teddie
… teddie ciavola carboni, 1 May, 2008 - 1:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, we would guess
Ischnura verticalis female
… john and jane balaban, 21 April, 2008 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanyou. I've made the change
Thanyou. I've made the changes. Teddie
… teddie ciavola carboni, 1 May, 2008 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

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