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Western Forktail - Ischnura perparva - female
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Western Forktail - Ischnura perparva - Female
near Quincy, Plumas County, California, USA
June 28, 2006
Could this be a female Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)?
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Contributed by tom murray on 8 July, 2006 - 11:20pm
Last updated 9 July, 2006 - 12:31am

Oh yeah,
Looks perfect for mature female Ischnura perparva.
There's a good little pamphlet put out by the Seattle Audubon Society, Dennis Paulson's Dragonflies of Washington, as well as Kathy Bigg's Pocket Guide, the Common Dragonflies of California. They both have perfect matching images of it. And there probably both less than $10 !
… john and jane balaban, 8 July, 2006 - 11:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I think I took too many pictures:-)
I've been back for 4 days, and I'm only about 1/3 done processing them.
The pamphlets sound pretty good. The website helps out too.
… tom murray, 9 July, 2006 - 12:39am login or register to post comments

 
Or...
Kathy Biggs' California Dragonflies and Damselflies site.
… Chuck Entz, 8 July, 2006 - 11:46pm login or register to post comments

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