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Western Forktail

Ischnura perparva

Photo by Jellis
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HemaShah
reed makes more sense. it is around water ,I have seen some depositing on algae. Fork tail and spike tail, none of those around here.
Jellis
Some not all. There was another species nearby laying on the same reed.
HemaShah
Never occured to me! i thought that they usually oviposit in water?
Jellis
She is laying eggs. You can see the whilte blob

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