Flight season: mid-May to mid-September.
Population: one of the most common odonates in the this area and apt to be found in virtually every local habitat.
Length: about 25 mm to 30 mm. Males are easily identified,
but the females come in a perplexing variety of color forms.
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Tweed, Ontario, the north shore Stoco Lake from the pavilion to the boat pier:
marshy shoreline, relatively shallow water with mud bottom supporting sedges and rushes, pondweeds, Fragrant Water Lily, Blue Flag, Sagittaria spp and Pickerelweed.
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Male Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
August 05, 2009
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Male Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) –
rarely, in some individuals the shoulder stripes may be reduced or interrupted
(June 10, 2010).
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Teneral male Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)
August 11, 2010
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Female Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) –
fully mature females develop a bluish-gray bloom on their bodies
(August 16, 2009).
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Immature female Eastern Forktail
August 05, 2009
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Female Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) –
a cannibalistic mature female eating an immature female
(June 17, 2010).
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A male-like immature female Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis) –
this variation is much less common than the red color form
(June 26, 2014).
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Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis), wheel
July 23, 2010
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