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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » American Bluets (Enallagma) » Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
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BLUET OR DANCER - Enallagma civile
Copyright © 2004 jeff lubchansky

BLUET OR DANCER - Enallagma civile
LOGWOOD GARDENS, Pennsylvania, USA
July 30, 2004
LONGWOOD GARDENS IS A GREAT SPOT FOR DAMSEL AND DRAGON FLIES.
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Contributed by jeff lubchansky on 15 August, 2004 - 2:22pm

FAMILIAR BLUET
i've added an additional photo of the top and rear.

www.jefflubchanskycpa.com/dragon.html

thx
… jeff lubchansky, 17 August, 2004 - 8:51am login or register to post comments

I agree
I agree that Familiar Bluet may very well be the species. In this case it would be very helpful to also have a view looking straight down on the damsel from above.

A wonderful new book, Damselflies of the Northeast, by Ed Lam, has both profile and bird's eye view illustrations for each species, for each gender. The bird's eye view helps distinguish differences in the eyespots, the middorsal stripe, etc.

--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 15 August, 2004 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

Enallagma civile ?
This is a tough group, but the Familiar Bluet would be a good place to begin your search
… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2004 - 3:28pm login or register to post comments

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