Species Enallagma geminatum - Skimming Bluet

Classification · Numbers · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Skimming Bluet - Enallagma geminatum - female

Blue-ringed Dancer? No, Skimming Bluet - Enallagma geminatum - female

Skimming Bluet - Enallagma geminatum - male

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)

Species geminatum (Skimming Bluet)

Numbers

One of 35 Nearctic species.

Size

18-29 mm

Range

Nebraska to Texas and south into Mexico; Minnesota to Maine and south to Florida. In Canada: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick.

Habitat

Slow-moving streams; well-vegetated ponds and lakes.

Season

Primarily a summer species.

Food

Tiny flying insects.

Print References

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Internet References

Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia

New Jersey Odes

Works Cited

1.	Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies

2.	Damselflies of the Northeast By Ed Lam

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 2 October, 2004 - 10:30am
Additional contributions by Stephen Cresswell
Last updated 6 July, 2005 - 7:50am

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