Mostly Blue Male Species Group

Classification · Identification

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)

Genus Enallagma (American Bluets)

No Taxon Mostly Blue Male Species Group

Identification

Abdominal segments 3, 4, and 5 are almost completely blue. Segments 8 and 9 are blue. These could be any of the following species E. civile, doubledayi, ebrium, hageni, boreale, or annexum. An expert may be able to tweeze out some of these IDs.

Dave Czaplak's drawings here may be helpful.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 12 July, 2008 - 10:55am
Additional contributions by Nick Block
Last updated 1 December, 2008 - 12:37pm

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