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Rambur's Forktail Damselfly

Ischnura ramburii

Photo by James McNair
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Rambur's Forktail (Ischnura ramburii) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. Males are green with blue on abdominal segments 8 and 9. Females are orange-red, olive green, or similar to males in coloration.[2] This is the most widespread New World Ischnura, occurring throughout the Americas from the United States to Chile, as well as Hawaii and the Antilles.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambur's_Forktail

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