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Bluet - Enallagma basidens
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Bluet - Enallagma basidens
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
August 26, 2008
Size: 25mm (1")
Familiar Bluet - Enallagma civile ?
Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 27 August, 2008 - 10:44am

Double-striped
I believe this would be a Double Striped Bluet.
None others with the 'double stripe' on the shoulder. See: http://bugguide.net/node/view/135025

Most other bluets you would need a clear view of the tail appendages.
… Kaylee Skylyn, 27 August, 2008 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

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