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Citrine forktail (DDF245) - Ischnura hastata
Copyright © 2007 Fred Siskind

Citrine forktail (DDF245) - Ischnura hastata
Millington Wildlife Management Area, Maryland, USA
May 24, 2007
Size: small
Appreciate ID. Found beside pond; no river nearby.
Contributed by Fred Siskind on 22 June, 2007 - 7:14pm
Last updated 26 September, 2009 - 1:47pm

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moved from id request
… Fred Siskind, 26 September, 2009 - 1:50pm

I think it's a female Citrine Forktail
Ischnura hastata.
… June Tveekrem, 23 June, 2007 - 7:47pm

 
Thanks.
Does seem to match the juvenile female citrine shown in Dunkle, except the thorax stripe on top of mine appears bluish rather than black.
… Fred Siskind, 23 June, 2007 - 9:38pm

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