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Photo#222767
Blue Motion - Enallagma exsulans

Blue Motion - Enallagma exsulans
Fontana, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA
September 7, 2008
Size: Maybe 1 and 1/2 inch

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Moved
Moved from Damselflies.

Stream Bluet
John and Jane are right, this is definitely Stream Bluet (E. exsulans). This is a new county record and should be submitted to odonatacentral.org.

Moving -
to Damselflies for now...

Nice find! With that mostly black abdomen
and the uniquie pattern on segment 8 we would suggest Stream Bluet - Enallagma exsulans, in the guide here,

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