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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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Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis - male
Copyright © 2009 John Pearson

Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis - Male
Lake Ahquabi State Park, Indianola, Warren County, Iowa, USA
June 14, 2009
Size: ~25 mm
On low grassy vegetation next to lakeshore.
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Contributed by John Pearson on 15 June, 2009 - 7:30pm
Last updated 17 June, 2009 - 9:09am

Eastern Forktail
Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis
… Bob Barber, 15 June, 2009 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

not an ID
I'm pretty sure this is family Coenagrionidae, and I think it's an Ischnura of some sort? Look around there for now. The Balabans or some other damselfly folks should be able to help further! :)
… Kevin Hall, 15 June, 2009 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

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