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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
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Dragonfly? Damselfly? - Ischnura verticalis
Copyright © 2006 Steve-o

Dragonfly? Damselfly? - Ischnura verticalis
DuPage County, Illinois, USA
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Contributed by Steve-o on 9 June, 2006 - 2:51pm
Last updated 28 June, 2006 - 5:41pm

Moved image to guide...
...and a very good picture it is, too.

Elizabeth
… E Moon, 28 June, 2006 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

Tough angle, but we'd say
immature female Ischnura verticalis. Images in the guide here. (Hope you removed that Alliaria after the photo!!)
… john and jane balaban, 9 June, 2006 - 7:18pm login or register to post comments

Garlic mustard...
The plant it's on is garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) an evil invasive, FWIW...

Patrick Alexander
http://boechera.nmsu.edu/~paalexan/
… Patrick Alexander, 9 June, 2006 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the help everyone!
Thanks for the help everyone! I could not remove the plant as this photo was taken on Forest Preserve property. I dont know if theyre aware that an invasive plant as made its way onto the grounds. Theyre doing a massive prairie rehab in that area, perhaps this plant is native?
… Steve-o, 3 July, 2006 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely non-native -
but if they are clearing brush to restore health to a prairie, they may not be worried since Alliaria doesn't compete well with full sun native prairie species.
… john and jane balaban, 3 July, 2006 - 12:25pm login or register to post comments

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