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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Furtive Forktail (Ischnura prognata)
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Furtive Forktail maybe?? - Ischnura prognata - male
Copyright © 2012 Carol Clemens

Furtive Forktail maybe?? - Ischnura prognata - Male
Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA
April 1, 2012
I think this is a Furtive Forktail....large and slender, Blue only on S9. My guides seem to indicate that the Rambur's aren't in my area until later in May and it doesn't seem to have enough blue for that one. Any thoughts?
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Contributed by Carol Clemens on 29 April, 2012 - 6:29pm
Last updated 17 March, 2013 - 9:07am

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… William Edwards, 17 March, 2013 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 12 May, 2012 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

I agree, but...
I'm no expert! If Rambur's S8 would be all blue. Looks like Furtive in my Dunkle guide to FL, and the Paulson guide, which says "If size and shape not sufficient, presence of blue only on S9 is a good mark for males."
… Ben Kolstad, 2 May, 2012 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
I appreciate your reply! Thanks for the help. Carol
… Carol Clemens, 2 May, 2012 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

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