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Eastern Forktail Damselfly (Immature Female)

Ischnura verticalis

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Field Notes

Description:

The males are yellow-green with blue on the top of the eighth and ninth abdominal segments. The females may be orange, or less commonly yellow-green like the male.

Habitat:

Marshland Pond

Notes:

Flies from late June to early October.

Reference Links:

Eastern forktail - Wikipedia, Species Ischnura verticalis - Eastern Forktail - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Forktail, immature female

Ischnura verticalis

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