Desert Forktail
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Forktails
- - - Genus: Ischnura
- - - - Species: barberi
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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December 13, 2017
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January 25, 2015
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November 22, 2014
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November 17, 2010
Identification Tips
Desert Forktail, Male, Higley Road ponds, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 26 November 2017
Species to compare (enter common name)
Desert Forktail, Male, Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ, 16 October 2022
Desert Forktail, Male, Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ, 16 October 2022
Desert Forktail, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 3 November 2021
Desert Forktail, Male, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 8 April 2018
Desert Forktail, Male appendages (lateral view), Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 19 August 2017
Desert Forktail, Heteromorph female, Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ, 27 June 2021
Desert Forktail, Heteromorph female, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 16 May 2020
Desert Forktail, Female, Higley Road Ponds, Gilbert, Maricopa, AZ, 26 November 2017
Desert Forktail, Immature andromorph female, Gila Bend, Maricopa, AZ, 7 March 2009
Desert Forktail, Female, Higley Road Ponds, Gilbert, AZ, 12 October 2022
Desert Forktail, Female, Glendale Recharge Ponds, Glendale, Maricopa, AZ, 16 October 2022
Desert Forktail, Immature andromorph female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 19 February 2009
Desert Forktail, Immature andromorph female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 11 May 2010
Desert Forktail, Pair in wheel, Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 16 May 2020
Desert Forktail, Pair in wheel, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 21 March 2013
Desert Forktail, Heteromorph female ovipositing, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 24 August 2008
Desert Forktail, Female eaten by Robber Fly (Asilidae), Kearny Lake, Pinal, AZ, 19 August 2017
Comparison: Desert vs Rambur's Forktail
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Desert ForktailIschnura barberi -
Rambur's ForktailIschnura ramburii