Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876 is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876

Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876

The Pacific forktail (Ischnura cervula) is a stable least-concern narrow-winged damselfly found in North and Central America.

Genus
Ischnura
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Ischnura cervula Selys, 1876

Ischnura cervula, commonly known as the Pacific forktail, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly that belongs to the family Coenagrionidae. This species occurs in Central America and North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assigned Ischnura cervula a conservation status of "LC", or least concern, meaning there are no immediate threats to the survival of the species. Its population is currently stable. The IUCN conservation status for this species was last reviewed in 2018.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Ischnura

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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