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Females orange-red, olive green, or may look like males.<ref name="abbott">{{Cite book |title=Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States |
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|last=Abbott |first=John C. |year=2005 |publisher=[[Princeton University Press]] |isbn=0691113645 |page=140}}</ref> |
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== Habitat == |
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Ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow streams with vegetation and sunlight.<ref name="abbott"/> |
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Damselfly nymphs never live in salt water, but ''I. ramburii'' nymphs have been observed in brackish and even sulphurous waters.<ref name="calvert">{{Cite journal |
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| title = [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZS1DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=ramburii&f=false Catalogue of the Odonata (Dragonflies) of the Vicinity of Philidelphia] |
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| last = Calvert | first = Philip P |
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| authorlink = Philip Powell Calvert |
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| publisher = American Entological Society |
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| date = October, 1893 |
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| page = 204 |
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== References == |
== References == |
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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 orange-red, olive green, or may look like males.[2]
Habitat
Ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow streams with vegetation and sunlight.[2] Damselfly nymphs never live in salt water, but I. ramburii nymphs have been observed in brackish and even sulphurous waters.[3]
References
- ^ "Ischnura ramburii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b Abbott, John C. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States. Princeton University Press. p. 140. ISBN 0691113645.
- ^ Calvert, Philip P (October, 1893). "Catalogue of the Odonata (Dragonflies) of the Vicinity of Philidelphia". American Entological Society: 204.
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External Links
- Species Ischnura ramburii on BugGuide.Net