Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Swift Forktail (Ischnura erratica)
Photo#179246
Damselfly - Ischnura erratica
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Hall

Damselfly - Ischnura erratica
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
April 26, 2008
Tried to figure it out in the guide. I think I've got it down to a bluet, but it looks like there are 30-40 bluets in the guide. How does one tell which one it is!!? :)

Images of this individual: tag all
Damselfly - Ischnura erratica Damselfly - Ischnura erratica
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Kevin Hall on 27 April, 2008 - 6:49pm
Last updated 10 January, 2010 - 6:28pm

Moved
Moved from Forktails. William Edwards suggested the possibility of a male-colored female. Don't know why we never thought of that!
… john and jane balaban, 10 January, 2010 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Narrow-winged Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 12 July, 2008 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.
… Kevin Hall, 26 June, 2008 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

Actually, we're thinking Ischnura
rather than Enallagma. See what you think of I. erratica here
… john and jane balaban, 27 April, 2008 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact