Genus Enallagma - American Bluets

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Numbers · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

Northern Bluet - Enallagma annexum - female

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)

Other Common Names

See The Odonata of North America for common and scientific names.

Explanation of Names

Common name "Bluet" comes from the blue coloration of many members of the species (1).

Numbers

Largest genus in family Coenagrionidae. (2) Nearctica.com lists 35 North American species. Odonata of North America lists 37 species.

See Also

Eurasian Bluets

Print References

Lam, pp. 50-78 (1)

Works Cited

1.	Damselflies of the Northeast Ed Lam. 2004. Biodiversity Books.

2.	A Field Guide to Insects Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson. 1998. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, Tony-2, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 24 May, 2020 - 9:18am

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