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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
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Damselfly - Ischnura posita - female
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Damselfly - Ischnura posita - Female
Lake Crabtree Co. Park, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
August 13, 2005
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 4 September, 2005 - 6:46am
Last updated 9 January, 2010 - 7:34pm

Moved
Moved from Forktails.
… john and jane balaban, 9 January, 2010 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

Ischnura female
Always tough to tell I.posita from I.verticalis. Ed Lam pp 80 and 81. We're leaning toward posita, based on the broad black shoulder stripe and the hint of an exclamation point, plus the smaller round eyespots compared to the "bowtie" eyespots on verticalis.
… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2005 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

 
Looks good
thanks.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 January, 2010 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

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