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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) » Tule Bluet (Enallagma carunculatum)

Species Enallagma carunculatum - Tule Bluet

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited
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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 carunculatum (Tule Bluet)
Size
27-37 mm long
Identification
Most abdominal segments half or more black above. (1)
Range
Northern half of US, south to Oklahoma, New Mexico, west to California
Odonata Central map
Habitat
Rivers, lakes and open ponds
Season
March to November (Odonata Central data)
Works Cited
1.Damselflies of the Northeast
Ed Lam. 2004. Biodiversity Books.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 1 September, 2004 - 9:38pm
Additional contributions by Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 27 April, 2020 - 11:01am

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