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Species Enallagma concisum - Cherry Bluet

Cherry Bluet - Enallagma concisum - 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 concisum ( Cherry Bluet)

Size

27-33 mm length

Identification

Overall color is blackish. Mature males extensively marked with red.

Range

Coastal Plain: North Carolina south to Florida, west to Louisiana.

Habitat

Sandy-bottomed lakes, ponds, sometimes sloughs, with emergent vegetation.

Season

March-September (Louisiana). February-December (Florida).

Print References

Abbott, p. 108, photo 14c

Dunkle, pp. 121-122, figs. 90, 91 (1)

Works Cited

1.	Damselflies of Florida, Bermuda, and the Bahamas Sidney W. Dunkle. 1991. Scientific Publishers.

Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 24 February, 2006 - 10:29pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 5 July, 2007 - 5:53am

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