---
title: "Citrine Forktail"
description: "Ischnura hastata — Insects & spiders. The citrine forktail (Ischnura hastata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/citrine-forktail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Citrine Forktail

> Ischnura hastata — Insects & spiders. The citrine forktail (Ischnura hastata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.

- Scientific name: *Ischnura hastata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 14753
- Wikidata: [Q1634577](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1634577)
- iNaturalist taxon: [103494](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/103494)

## Names

- en: Citrine Forktail
- de: Rätselhafte Pechlibelle
- es: Caballito pigmeo amarillo
- fr: Ischnure citrine
- nl: Geel lantaarntje

## Countries with the most observations

US (12499), MX (228), CA (89), PA (26), EC (22), PT (19), PR (18), BZ (17), CU (16), CR (14), GP (13), DO (12)

## Summary

The citrine forktail (Ischnura hastata) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrine_forktail

## Photo

![Citrine Forktail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/citrine-forktail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Scott Loarie · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/622582

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/citrine-forktail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).