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The Eastern Forktail is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. 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.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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Uploaded Jan 30, 2023. Captured May 25, 2022 11:39 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm