Fragile Forktail
Ischnura posita
Summary 4
The Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) 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.
Habitat and ecology 5
Habitat and Ecology
The species is found in ponds, lake shores, swamps, ditches, and slow streams with abundant herbaceous vegetation, including spring-fed pools. Often seen in dense grass or sedge beds like other Ischnura species but also common in other herbaceous plant beds in shady wooded situations.
Systems
- Terrestrial
- Freshwater
Sources and Credits
- (c) Phil Myers, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/odonata/Coenagrionidae/Ischnura_posita1140/medium.jpg
- (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SQZeniwjnRc/UOiX-HEmEiI/AAAAAAAAVQg/_XyYfJ1munA/P1190156.JPG
- (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AWuDtNcNo2I/UOiX9ui9VAI/AAAAAAAAVQY/xyv5HGlMLto/P1190155.JPG
- Adapted by Allie Hay from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischnura_posita
- (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31100574
