Fragile Forktail

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Ischnura posita

Fragile Forktail, a reference photo
Photo: Cody Hough · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Fragile 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.

Classification

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

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