Species Insects & ArthropodsEastern Forktail

Eastern Forktail

Ischnura verticalis

CommonInsect & Arthropod
Illustration of Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)

The Eastern Forktail is one of the smallest and most common damselflies in eastern North America, found along virtually any type of standing or slow-moving water. Males have a striking green-and-blue pattern with a distinctive blue tail tip. Females occur in multiple color forms including orange, blue, and dull brown. It is often the first damselfly to colonize new ponds.

Habitat
Ponds, streams, marshes, and wetland edges
Diet
Adults: tiny flying insects. Nymphs: aquatic invertebrates
How common
Common

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