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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Lilypad Forktail (Ischnura kellicotti)
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Lilypad forktail damselfly - male - Ischnura kellicotti - male
Copyright © 2010 stephen h noyes

Lilypad forktail damselfly - male - Ischnura kellicotti - Male
Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
August 30, 2010
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Contributed by stephen h noyes on 3 September, 2010 - 4:08pm
Last updated 6 September, 2010 - 8:03am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tripp Davenport, 3 September, 2010 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

Probable ID
Betting it's a Lilypad Forktail, but someone will confirm.
… John Schneider, 3 September, 2010 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Haha, it sure is
They rarely land on anything but lilypads. However, other things like Citrine Forktails rest on lilypads too, so it doesn't work the other way!
… Ali Iyoob, 3 September, 2010 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

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