Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
Elk Grove, IL
2012-06-15
The Eastern Forktail is a damselfly that belongs to Coenagrionidae family. The upper half of the head of the Eastern Forktail is black and the lower green, and the back of its head is green. The thorax is green and marked with black median, humeral, and lateral stripes. The tip of the abdomen is blue.
Elk Grove, IL
2012-07-02
The thorax of the female Eastern Forktail is orange with black median, humeral, and lateral stripes. The abdomen of female Orange Bluet changes its color to orange to black. The underside of the abdomen is pale ivory.
The photo shows the median, humeral, and lateral stripes on the damselfly's thorax.
Other Coenagrionidae species:
Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
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