Range & Habitat:

Occurs throughout the coastal plain.

Found along pond edges and wet meadows, including coastal brackish ponds.

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male dorsal

young male

orange female

green female

Description:

Green and black thorax with blue postocular spots and yellow laterally on the abdomen.  Typically S8 is all blue, and S9 and S10 are black dorsally,

Eastern Forktail has a different pattern at the tip of the abdomen, lacks the ventral yellow or orange and has green postocular spots. 

Females occur in three color phases, a red or orange form, an olive form, and a form closely resembling the male.

Conservation Status:

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

Flight season:

Early Date: 6/8
Late Date: 11/1

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