Citrine forktail

Citrine means lemon yellow, and the name comes from the male's yellow tail.

Young females are mostly orange. As they grow up they turn brownish, then olive, then greyish.

The male is the only damselfly in the world whose little wing spot sits away from the front edge of the wing.

On the Azores islands the females lay eggs that hatch without any males. No other dragonfly or damselfly group in the world is known to do this.

In the warm south of the United States, adults can be seen flying all year round.