Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies |
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Fragile Forktail |
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Ischnura posita |
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county record: Record Form |
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Fragile Forktail males and young females are easily recognized by their small size and shoulder stripes which are broken into a pair of dots and dashes, like two exclamation marks. The male is yellow-green marked with black. Young females are brown but become pruinose gray with maturity. |
Size: 21-29 mm (0.8-1.1 in) Habitat: ponds, marshes and slow streams in thick vegetation Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE, ND, MO, IA, MN Flight season: May to October |
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Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. |
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