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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura)
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Fragile forktail??? (DF301) - Ischnura
Copyright © 1995 Fred Siskind

Fragile forktail??? (DF301) - Ischnura
Fairfax, Huntley Meadows Park County, Virginia, USA
May 31, 1995
Small damselfly in marsh. I believe it's the fragile forktail.

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Contributed by Fred Siskind on 31 October, 2006 - 7:06pm
Last updated 2 December, 2007 - 4:52pm

Moved
Moved from Narrow-winged Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2007 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

very cool photo
Fred,

Again too small of photo to tell for sure. I think it might be a male Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata)The dew drops make it hard to tell, but make it a very interesting photo.
… Randy Emmitt, 1 November, 2006 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
I added a closeup of the head/thorax area, which might help the ID, though the dew makes it hard to be sure that the stripe on the thorax breaks up as in the fragile.
Also replaced the original; having some trouble gauging the image on my screen with what comes up after submission; usually a bit darker than I expect.
… Fred Siskind, 3 November, 2006 - 7:59pm login or register to post comments

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