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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Narrow-winged Damselflies (Coenagrionidae) » Aurora Damsels (Chromagrion) » Aurora Damsel (Chromagrion conditum)

Species Chromagrion conditum - Aurora Damsel

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
Aurora Damselfly - Chromagrion conditum - male Damselfly at Beaver Pond - Chromagrion conditum Aurora Damselfly - Chromagrion conditum unidentified damselfy (May 25, 2013) - Chromagrion conditum Chromagrion conditum - female little blue and black damselfly ? - Chromagrion conditum Zygoptera - Chromagrion conditum Damselfly Species? - Chromagrion conditum - 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 Chromagrion (Aurora Damsels)
Species conditum (Aurora Damsel)
Explanation of Names
Chromagrion conditum (Selys, 1876)
Size
31-39mm long
Identification
Large black patch on top of thorax, with wavy edges. (1)
Range
e. NA, mostly east of the Mississippi - Map (2)
Habitat
Spring fed streams and clean lakes
Season
Late April to early August
Internet References
Odonata Central
Works Cited
1.Damselflies of the Northeast
Ed Lam. 2004. Biodiversity Books.
2.OdonataCentral
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 1 September, 2004 - 9:18pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 16 June, 2021 - 8:27am

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