Lilypad forktail
Ischnura kellicotti
The lilypad forktail is a small, thin damselfly from North America. Like other damselflies, it has four see-through wings and a long, slim body. It lives near water, where its young grow up.
Lives in
North America, by ponds and lakes
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot sting and does not bite people.
What does it eat?
Like all damselflies, it catches small flying insects.
How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Lilypad forktail about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It belongs to the narrow-winged damselflies, slim cousins of the dragonflies.
2
Scientists checked on it in 2017 and found that the number of them stays steady.
3
It is listed as least concern, which means it is not in danger of dying out.
you asked
Most asked questions about Lilypad forktail
?Is the lilypad forktail dangerous?
No. It cannot sting and it does not bite people.
?Is the lilypad forktail endangered?
No. Scientists say it is doing fine and its numbers are steady.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Ischnura kellicotti
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Coenagrionidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Ischnura kellicotti (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by mfeaver. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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