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title: "Eastern Forktail"
description: "Ischnura verticalis — Insectos y arañas. The eastern forktail (Ischnura verticalis) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/eastern-forktail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Forktail

> Ischnura verticalis — Insectos y arañas. The eastern forktail (Ischnura verticalis) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.

- Scientific name: *Ischnura verticalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 64856
- Wikidata: [Q1634022](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1634022)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84722](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84722)

## Names

- en: Eastern Forktail
- fr: Agrion vertical

## Countries with the most observations

US (45717), CA (13519), PM (3)

## Summary

The eastern forktail (Ischnura verticalis) is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: mefisher · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47581753

## Machine access

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