Western Forktail

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Zygoptera
(Damselfly)
Family
Ischnura
(Pond Damsels: Forktails)
Genus
Ischnura
Species
perparva

Identification Tips

Western Forktail, Male, Kaibab fish pond, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011 Western Forktail, Male, Kaibab fish pond, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011

Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (6 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Western Forktail Western Forktail, Male, Kaibab fishing pond, Mohave, AZ, 8 September 2010
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Male, Kaibab Fish Pond, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Male, Kaibab fishing pond, Mohave, AZ, 8 September 2010
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Male, Kaibab Fish Pond, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Male appendages, Kaibab fishing pond, Mohave, AZ, 8 September 2010
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Female, Kaibab fishing pond, Mohave, AZ, 8 September 2010
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Female, Kaibab fishing pond, Mohave, AZ, 8 September 2010
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Female, Kaibab Fish Pond, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Female, Big Springs, Coconino, AZ, 24 July 2011
Western Forktail Western Forktail, Immature heteromorph female, Kaibab fishing pond, Mohave, AZ, 23 July 2011