Mexican Forktail
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Pond Damsels: Forktails
- - - Genus: Ischnura
- - - - Species: demorsa
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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December 23, 2018
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February 5, 2017
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December 11, 2016
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March 3, 2012
Identification Tips
Mexican Forktail, Male, Picture Canyon, Baca, CO, 19 May 2010
Species to compare (enter common name)
Mexican Forktail, Male, Verde River, Rio Verde, Maricopa, AZ, 6 June 2021
Mexican Forktail, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 9 April 2020
Mexican Forktail, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 21 March 2020
Mexican Forktail, Male, Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 8 April 2018
Mexican Forktail, Male appendages (lateral view), Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 3 June 2017
Mexican Forktail, Female, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 13 December 2021
Mexican Forktail, Female, Soap Creek, Coconino, AZ, 22 June 2021
Mexican Forktail, Female, Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, Pima, AZ, 20 November 2021
Mexican Forktail, Female, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 4 December 2021
Mexican Forktail, Immature heteromorph female, Tonto Creek at Gisela, Gila, AZ, 15 June 2013
Mexican Forktail, Immature andromorph female, Spur Cross, Maricopa, AZ, 13 June 2009l
Mexican Forktail, Immature female, Santa Cruz River, Marana, Pima, AZ, 7 May 2022
Mexican Forktail, Immature heteromorph female, Oak Flat, Pinal, AZ, 1 September 2012
Mexican Forktail, Pair in tandem, Oak Flat Mine Pond, Pinal, AZ, 10 August 2014
Mexican Forktail, Pair in wheel, Hassayampa River, Maricopa, AZ, 10 October 2010
Mexican Forktail, Pair in wheel, Oak Flat, Pinal, AZ, 10 April 2010
Mexican Forktail, Female ovipositing, Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 22 November 2008
Comparison: Citrine vs Mexican Forktail (females)
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Citrine ForktailIschnura hastata -
Mexican ForktailIschnura demorsa