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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) » Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)
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Damsel - Enallagma signatum - male
Copyright © 2009 Mike Boone

Damsel - Enallagma signatum - Male
Lake Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
July 22, 2009
Found while wading in a calm part of the lake. Seems like the forktails have yellows and oranges, but I don't have any ID confidence with damsels yet.
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Contributed by Mike Boone on 20 August, 2009 - 5:29pm
Last updated 20 August, 2009 - 9:15pm

Moved
Moved from Damselflies.

Somehow I glossed over the bluets (having "blue" in my head). From looking at the Lam (1) and Beaton (2) books, I like that ID.
… Mike Boone, 20 August, 2009 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

What do you think
of male, Enallagma signatum? Sweet!
… john and jane balaban, 20 August, 2009 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

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