Tiny Forktail (Ischnura capreolus) Hagen, 1861

 

Ischnura capreolus is widely distributed in the lowlands of the tropical Americas, from Tamaulipas (Mexico) to northern Argentina. This is one of the smallest odonates, often measuring less than 20mm. It inhabits well-vegetated ponds, lagoons, marshes, and weedy-ditches. The male has the eighth and ninth abdominal segments blue; females are variable colorations, e.g., green or bright yellow.

 

		D36041 Tiny Forktail (Ischnura capreolus); male and female Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Copyright © Michael Patrikeev All Rights Reserved
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