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Fragile Forktail

Ischnura posita

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Ischnura posita, the fragile forktail, is a species of damselfly in the genus Ischnura. It is 21 to 29 millimetres (0.83 to 1.14 in) long. It is native to most all of eastern North America.

The shoulder stripes of both sexes resemble exclamation marks. It is one of the more common damselflies on the east coast of the US.

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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided