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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Forktails (Ischnura) » Western Forktail (Ischnura perparva)

Species Ischnura perparva - Western Forktail

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
Western Forktail (Damselfly) - Ischnura perparva - female black & tan & orange damselfly - Ischnura perparva Western Forktail pair - Ischnura perparva - male - female Western Forktail - Ischnura perparva - female Western Forktail Female, Santa Rosa, April 2017. - Ischnura perparva - female Western Forktail Damselfly - Male - Ischnura perparva - male Female western forktail - Ischnura perparva - female Orange and black damselfly - Ischnura perparva
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)
Genus Ischnura (Forktails)
Species perparva (Western Forktail)
Size
22-30 mm
Identification
blue on segments 8-9/10 only -- black stripes on sides of segments 8-10
See California Dragonflies and Damselflies or Dennis Paulson (1)

Males:


Orange females, orange on 2, 3, and 4:


Mature females:
Range
Western half of the US
Habitat
Marshy edges of lakes, ponds, and slow streams
Season
May through October
Internet References
Sonic.net
Works Cited
1.Dragonflies of Washington
Dennis Paulson. 1999. Seattle Audubon Society.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 2 September, 2004 - 9:03pm
Last updated 10 January, 2010 - 1:31pm

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