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title: "Caballito pigmeo de Rambur"
description: "Ischnura ramburii — Insectos y arañas. Rambur's forktail (Ischnura ramburii) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/rambur-s-forktail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Caballito pigmeo de Rambur

> Ischnura ramburii — Insectos y arañas. Rambur's forktail (Ischnura ramburii) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae.

- Scientific name: *Ischnura ramburii*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos y ríos)
- iNaturalist observations: 28896
- Wikidata: [Q2214849](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2214849)
- iNaturalist taxon: [70191](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70191)

## Names

- en: Rambur's Forktail
- es: Caballito pigmeo de Rambur
- fr: Demoiselle tricolore de Rambur

## Countries with the most observations

US (23811), MX (1348), PE (131), CU (110), PR (101), CR (86), DO (75), PA (74), GP (66), CO (61), GT (58), HN (46)

## Summary

Rambur's forktail (Ischnura ramburii) is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. Males are green with blue on abdominal segments 8 and 9. Females are orange-red, olive green, or similar to males in coloration. This is the most widespread New World Ischnura, occurring throughout the Americas from the United States to Chile, as well as Hawaii and the Antilles. The damselfly is a beneficial insect which is a predator of mosquitos and other insects and is not harmful to humans.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambur%27s_forktail

## Photo

![Caballito pigmeo de Rambur](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rambur-s-forktail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yann Kemper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194088118

## Machine access

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