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Blue Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) - Ischnura posita - female
Copyright © 2007 Stephen

Blue Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) - Ischnura posita - Female
San Antonio, Bamberger Park, Bexar County, Texas, USA
July 15, 2007
Most images of Fragile Forktails that I've seen are green. Is blue a teneral colouration or just a natural adult variation?

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Blue Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) - Ischnura posita - female Blue Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) - Ischnura posita - female Blue Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) - Ischnura posita - female
Contributed by Stephen on 18 July, 2007 - 2:21pm
Last updated 2 August, 2007 - 6:33pm

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 August, 2007 - 6:33pm

Female Fragile
This is a teneral female Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita). She'll turn slaty blue later.
… Nick Block, 18 July, 2007 - 2:48pm

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