Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies of Dayton, Ohio

LILYPAD FORKTAIL

This is an orange female Lilypad Forktail. This species is only found in lakes and ponds where lilypads grow. Most of the places where I hunt for odes do not have waterlilies, so I had to drive all the way up to Kiser Lake in Champaign County to see this species. 

This is a male Lilypad Forktail, classified as a species of concern in Ohio. These forktails look similar to Skimming Bluets, but they have larger blue spots behind the eyes and more blue at the abdomen tip. 

This is a blue female Lilypad Forktail. These damselflies typically perch with the tips of their abdomens pointed downward and touching the lilypad.