Swift forktail

Appearance

Size: small/medium, 30 - 35 mm

Male: two blue stripes atop black thorax, blue on thorax sides is similar in shape to that of bluets with a dark intrusion at the rear; larger than most other forktails with bolder markings; lower appendages are noticeably longer than uppers, long enough to see thru binoculars; yellow under abdomen with thin yellow rings; dark abdomen has blue atop segments # 8 - 9; stigma bi-colored with pale at the rear; large eyespots

Female: bright green thorax sides, eye spots, and underside; or colored like male; immatreus orange and black; abdomen top all dark

Distribution

Canada, United States