Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
A slender damselfly of ponds, wetlands, and slow-moving streams, often perched low on vegetation near water on sunny days. It catches mosquitoes, midges, and other small insects in quick flights, then returns to a perch to feed. Males are small and dark with a bright green thorax and blue tail tip, while females vary from orange to greenish forms. Unlike dragonflies, it usually rests with its narrow wings held together above the body.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- ?
- Eastern Forktail