Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)
Identification: A very small damselfy which has a unique interrupted shoulder stripe appearing as an exclamation mark. Males have green thorax, immature females have sky blue thorax and mature females have dark blue to gray bodies inclusive of thorax except for pale coloration at ventral areas.
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Female- Eastern Henrico County,
Virginia |
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Male- Eastern Henrico County,
Virginia |
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Female- Charles City County,
Virginia |
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Male- Augusta County, Virginia |
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Immature female- Sussex County, Virginia Note the blue on the dorsal side of S9 & possibly S10. Occasional immature females may demonstrate this coloration.
Teneral female- Goochland County, Virginia
Male- Rockingham County, Virginia- note blue on top of segment 9 and slight amount at base of segment 10
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