Mexican Forktail

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Ischnura demorsa

Mexican Forktail, a reference photo
Photo: Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Ischnura demorsa is a damselfly in the genus Ischnura ("forktails"), in the family Coenagrionidae ("narrow-winged damselflies"). The species is known generally as the "Mexican forktail".

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Mexican Forktail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Odonata
Family
Coenagrionidae
Species
Ischnura demorsa

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