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Eastern Forktail - Ischnura verticalis Habitat: Rural garden Eastern Forktail,Geotagged,Ischnura,Ischnura verticalis,Summer,United States,damselfly Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

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  1. Excellent shot, and what a stunning vibrant species it is. So alienesque. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks! Posted 5 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 Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 14, 2019. Captured Jun 22, 2019 09:20 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/664s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm