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Ischnura verticalis (Eastern Forktail)

Synonyms: Agrion canadense; Agrion verticalis; Amphiagrion amphion; Ischnura amphion; Ischnura canadense

Wikipedia Abstract

Eastern forktail (Ischnura verticalis) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. The males are yellow-green with blue on the top of the eighth and ninth abdominal segments.The females may be orange, or less commonly yellow-green like the male. Flies from late June to early October.
View Wikipedia Record: Ischnura verticalis

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Chippewa Nature Center   Michigan, United States    
Edwin S. George Reserve 1297 Michigan, United States

Predators

Diogmites basalis[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Haematoloechus complexus <Unverified Name>[2]
Prosthogonimus ovatus[2]

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0