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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
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Damselfly - Ischnura verticalis
Copyright © 2006 brian flaig

Damselfly - Ischnura verticalis
Northwest, Minnesota, USA
August 19, 2005
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Contributed by brian flaig on 31 March, 2006 - 10:10am
Last updated 17 August, 2006 - 8:28pm

Moved
Moved from Narrow-winged Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 17 August, 2006 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

Eastern Forktail
This is a very clear shot of what I would say is a female Eastern Forktail damselfly (Ishnura verticalis). As she matures, her abdomen becomes even more pruinose (waxy/chalky buildup) causing her to get more blue/gray. According Bob DuBois in "Damselflies of the North Woods", "Females have complete pale and dark shoulder stripes and a small vulvar spine (no other North Woods forktail has this combination)."

The male has bright green with black on the eyes and thorax with the typical blue and black markings on the abdomen.

Kurt
… Kurt Mead, 31 March, 2006 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

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