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Family Coenagrionidae - Narrow-winged Damselflies

Marsh Bluet,m - Enallagma ebrium - male Damselfly - Argia sedula - male Damselfly - Enallagma vesperum Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia irene Turquoise Bluet - Enallagma divagans - male Damselfly - Enallagma Blue-tipped Dancer? 711 - Argia tibialis Skimming Bluet - Enallagma geminatum - 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)
Other Common Names
Pond Damselflies
nomenclature follows(1)
Numbers
105 spp. in 14 genera in our area(1)
Identification
adults typically hold wings together above body while at rest(2)
Works Cited
1.Dragonfly Society of the Americas. 2012. North American Odonata
2.A Field Guide to Insects
Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson. 1998. Houghton Mifflin Co.