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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » American Bluets (Enallagma) » Atlantic Bluet (Enallagma doubledayi)
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Damselfly in the yarrow - Enallagma doubledayi - male
Copyright © 2014 Susan Egelseer

Damselfly in the yarrow - Enallagma doubledayi - Male
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
May 20, 2014
This damselfly was eating something off of the leaves of the yarrow plant. I couldn't see what it was. Identification is appreciated.

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Damselfly in the yarrow - Enallagma doubledayi - male Damselfly in the yarrow - Enallagma doubledayi - male
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Contributed by americusgardeninn on 20 May, 2014 - 6:05pm
Last updated 23 May, 2014 - 5:59am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… William Edwards, 23 May, 2014 - 5:58am login or register to post comments

Enallagma doubledayi (male)
See Martin Reid - Enallagma doubledayi.


The only other "blue-type" (more blue than black on the abdomen) bluets in your area area are:

Enallagma durum

Note the pale dorsal carina on top of the thorax and the pointed black markings on the middle abdominal segments.
In E. doubledayi the dorsal carina is not pale and the apical black markings on the middle abdominal segments are not pointed.

Enallagma civile

Note the much longer cerci at the end of the abdomen.

Enallagma davisi

Note the lateral black marking on the side of abdominal segment 8 and how abdominal segment 6 is largely black.

Field marks and range info are per Paulson (1)
… William Edwards, 22 May, 2014 - 3:40pm login or register to post comments

 
it was more silver looking than blue
The photos you shared are much bluer than the damselfly appeared to my eyes. In real life, it appeared as metallic silver, including its eyes. Thank you so much for the helpful identification notes. I really have a difficult time sorting out all the little differences. Thank you!
… americusgardeninn, 22 May, 2014 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Immature or Cold
The reason that your damselfly appears light-colored rather than blue is that it is either immature or perhaps just cold.
… William Edwards, 22 May, 2014 - 4:43pm login or register to post comments

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