Rambur's forktail
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| Species: | I.ramburii
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| Ischnura ramburii | |
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]
Etymology
Edmond de Sélys Longchamps named this damselfly in honor of Jules Pierre Rambur,[4] an entomologist 12 years his senior. Rambur's collection of insects was one of several that was incorporated into that of Sélys.
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 0-691-11364-5.
- ^ Calvert, Philip P (October, 1893). "Catalogue of the Odonata (Dragonflies) of the Vicinity of Philadelphia". American Entological Society: 204.
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External links
- Species Ischnura ramburii on BugGuide.Net