Ischnura demorsa (Hagen, 1861) is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ischnura demorsa (Hagen, 1861)

Ischnura demorsa (Hagen, 1861)

Ischnura demorsa, the Mexican forktail, is a stable least-concern narrow-winged damselfly found in Central and North America.

Genus
Ischnura
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Ischnura demorsa (Hagen, 1861)

Ischnura demorsa, first described by Hagen in 1861, is a species of damselfly. It belongs to the genus Ischnura, commonly called forktails, and the family Coenagrionidae, known as narrow-winged damselflies. This species is commonly referred to by the common name Mexican forktail. Its distribution covers both Central America and North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed this species as least concern, with the conservation status code LC. There are no immediate threats to the survival of this species, and its population is currently stable.

Photo: (c) J. N. Stuart, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Ischnura

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