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Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata)
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Copyright © 2007
Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
Which damselfly, please? -
Ischnura hastata
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
May 21, 2007
This is the first red damselfly image I ever captured!
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Contributed by
Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
on 22 May, 2007 - 6:52am
Last updated 15 September, 2007 - 9:16pm
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john and jane balaban
, 15 September, 2007 - 9:16pm
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I'm
guessing its an immature female Citrine Forktail based on a little web research. Any thoughts on that, anyone?
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Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City
, 24 May, 2007 - 9:38am
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Immature female Forktail, not sure which
It's an immature female Forktail all right, but there are three possibilities near Baltimore: Citrine, Eastern, and Lilypad Forktail. The Lilypad Forktail is almost always found on lilypads, so if there were no lilypads where you were, that one's out. The Eastern Forktail is about 1 inch long. By comparison, the Citrine Forktail appears so small as to be almost ethereal, even though it's only about 0.2 inches smaller on average. Yours does look like Citrine, but I can't tell from the photo with no indication of size.
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June Tveekrem
, 25 May, 2007 - 12:58pm
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