Ischnura posita (Hagen, 1861) is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Ischnura posita (Hagen, 1861)
The fragile forktail Ischnura posita is a common small damselfly native to eastern North America with distinctive exclamation mark shoulder stripes.
Ischnura posita, commonly called the fragile forktail, is a damselfly species belonging to the genus Ischnura. Adults range in length from 21 to 29 millimetres, which is 0.83 to 1.14 inches. This species is native to nearly all of eastern North America. Both males and females have shoulder stripes that look like exclamation marks. It is counted among the more common damselfly species found along the east coast of the United States.
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Ceriagrion auranticum Fraser, 1922
Argia rhoadsi Calvert, 1902
Megaloprepus caerulatus (Drury, 1782)
Mortonagrion hirosei Asahina, 1972
Pseudagrion microcephalum (Rambur, 1842)
Ischnura barberi Currie, 1903
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