Ischnura posita

Ischnura posita
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Ischnura
Species:	I. posita
Binomial name
	Ischnura posita; (Hagen, 1861)
Subspecies
	I. p. acicularis; I. p. atezca; I. p. posita;

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.^[2]

The shoulder stripes of both sexes resemble exclamation marks. It is one of the more common damselflies on the east coast of the US.^[4]

References

^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Ischnura posita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165042A65827790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165042A65827790.en. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Ischnura posita". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Ischnura posita". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
^ "Ischnura posita". Bug Guide. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

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[1] Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Ischnura posita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165042A65827790. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165042A65827790.en. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[ns-2] NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Ischnura posita". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[3] "Ischnura posita". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-30.

[4] "Ischnura posita". Bug Guide. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

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