Ischnura posita

Fragile Forktail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ischnura
Species: I. posita
Binomial name
Ischnura posita
(Hagen, 1861)[1]
Subspecies
  • I. p. acicularis
  • I. p. atezca
  • I. p. posita

The Fragile Forktail (Ischnura posita) is a member of the Ischnura genus and it grows between 21 and 29 mm. Its range consist of eastern Canada and eastern United States.[2]

References

  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page:Ischnura posita". http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=102082. Retrieved 2009-11-30. 
  2. ^ Lam, Ed (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books. ISBN 0975401505.