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Species Enallagma exsulans - Stream Bluet

Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans - male Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans - female Damselfly…Ischnura verticalis?  - Enallagma exsulans - female Stream Bluet  - Enallagma exsulans - male damselfly 3 - Enallagma exsulans - male - female Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans - male Enallagma exsulans? - Enallagma exsulans - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)
Genus Enallagma (American Bluets)
Species exsulans (Stream Bluet)
Numbers
One of 35 Nearctic species in the genus.
Size
29-38 mm.
Identification
Mature males: In dorsal and lateral views, only segment 9 is completely blue. Eyespots are small and narrow and connected by an occipital bar. Predominantly black abdomen in the middle segments; in dorsal view narrow blue rings are present.
Range
In the United States, from the Great Plains eastward. The range also continues from Texas into Mexico. In Canada, reported from these provinces: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
Season
May to September in most areas.
Food
Tiny flying insects.
Print References
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Internet References
Works Cited
1.Damselflies of the Northeast
Ed Lam. 2004. Biodiversity Books.
2.Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies