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Western Forktail

Ischnura perparva

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5 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

reed makes more sense. it is around water ,I have seen some depositing on algae. Fork tail and spike tail, none of those around here.

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

Some not all. There was another species nearby laying on the same reed.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

Never occured to me! i thought that they usually oviposit in water?

Jellis
Jellis 10 years ago

She is laying eggs. You can see the whilte blob

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

is that a typical posture?

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Jellis

Hayward, Lake Del Valle State Recreational Area, USA

Spotted on Sep 8, 2013
Submitted on Sep 9, 2013

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