Ischnura posita

Fragile forktail

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ischnura
Species: I. posita
Binomial name
Ischnura posita
(Hagen, 1861)[1]
Subspecies
  • I. p. acicularis
  • I. p. atezca
  • I. p. posita

Ischnura posita, the fragile forktail, is a species of damselfly in the genus Ischnura. It is 21 to 29 mm long. It is native to most all of eastern North America.[2]

References

  1. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ischnura posita". Retrieved 2009-11-30.
  2. Ischnura posita. NatureServe. 2012.


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