Ischnura posita

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.^[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Odonata

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Ischnura posita
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Secure (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Ischnura
Species:	I. posita
Binomial name
Ischnura posita (Hagen, 1861)[3]
Subspecies
I. p. acicularis I. p. atezca I. p. posita

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The shoulder stripes of both sexes resemble exclamation marks. It is one of the more common damselflies on the east coast of the US.^[4]