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Damselfly Love this one,looks like he's saying hello,lol Eastern Forktail,Ischnura verticalis Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Damselfly

Love this one,looks like he's saying hello,lol

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  1. Wow, the colors are amazing. Do you know its name? Posted 12 years ago
  2. Never realized how many different dragonflies there were until I moved to Georgia! On the hunt for a purple one! Posted 12 years ago
  3. I think this is a great photo I really like the tip of it's tail Posted 12 years ago

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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 Stacey Rollins
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By Stacey Rollins

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Uploaded Oct 20, 2012. Captured Oct 7, 2012 18:27.
  • DSC-HX100V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO160
  • 144mm