Eastern Forktail
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Eastern Forktail is a member of the damselfly
family Coenagrionidae
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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.
Flies from late June to early October.
Damselfly
Damselflies are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be distinguished by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest...
family Coenagrionidae
Coenagrionidae
The insect family Coenagrionidae is found in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. There are more than 1100 species in this family, making it the largest damselfly family...
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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.
Flies from late June to early October.
External links
- Species Ischnura verticalis on BugGuide.Net