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Ischnura posita
fragile forktail
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:

Scientific Name with Authority:		Ischnura posita (Hagen, 1861)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		fragile forktail
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Subphylum Hexapoda, Subclass Pterygota, Order Odonata, Suborder Zygoptera, Family Coenagrionidae, Genus Ischnura, Species Ischnura posita


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; VA: S5
Evidence:		19 Observations, 5 Vouchers, 0 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Anacostia Park
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial


Last Modified Date:	8/22/2018

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 1:05:41 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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