Rambur's Forktail
Ischnura ramburii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
Rambur's forktail is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. Males are green with blue on abdominal segments 8 and 9. Females are orange-red, olive green, or similar to males in coloration. This is the most widespread New World Ischnura, occurring throughout the Americas from the United States to Chile, as well as Hawaii and the Antilles. The damselfly is a beneficial insect which is a predator of mosquitos and other insects and is not harmful to humans.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus
- Ischnura