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Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii)
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Copyright © 2008
Matt Edmonds
damselfly -
Ischnura ramburii
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bradenton, manatee County, Florida, USA
May 25, 2008
Size: 1.5 inches
ID please?
I'm completely confused by the wide variety of color patterns in damselfly species.
Thanks!
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Contributed by
Matt Edmonds
on 26 May, 2008 - 2:05pm
Last updated 26 May, 2008 - 5:42pm
Not an ID but...
Please see Rambur's Forktail Female (
Ischnura ramburii
). I recently had a similar damselfly identified.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/607/bgimage
-and-
-and-
Please read the section titled
Identification
on the
Info
page. It discuss the various colors of the female.
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Ron M.
, 26 May, 2008 - 2:45pm
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wow
That is one varied species!!!
Thanks for the links and info Ron.
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Matt Edmonds
, 26 May, 2008 - 3:03pm
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Damselflies and dragonflies...
seem to have a lot of varity in many of the species. It must have taken years for some of the BugGuide experts to become as knowledgeable as they are.
Plaase don't move this to species level until you get a confirmation from somebody more confident with this ID. John and Jane Balaban confirmed mine.
Please forgive spelling or grammatical errors as I am on my Treo and don't have my reading glasses :)
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Ron M.
, 26 May, 2008 - 4:20pm
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Good job, Ron!
We agree completely and will move it there. Great Image!
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john and jane balaban
, 26 May, 2008 - 5:41pm
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