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Rambur's Forktail
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Dragonflies & damselflies

Rambur's Forktail

Ischnura ramburii (Selys, 1857)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRambur's Forktail
Dutch—
SpanishCaballito pigmeo de Rambur
Chinese朗氏异痣蟌
Scientific nameIschnura ramburii (Selys, 1857)

About this species

Rambur's forktail (Ischnura ramburii) 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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyCoenagrionidae
GenusIschnura

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