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Species Enallagma basidens - Double-striped Bluet

Double-striped Bluet -thorax - Enallagma basidens - male

Double Striped Bluet - Enallagma basidens - male

Double-striped Bluets? - Enallagma basidens

Double-striped Bluet - Enallagma basidens

Double-striped Bluets? - Enallagma basidens - male - female

Double-striped Bluet_Enallagma basidens - Enallagma basidens - 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 basidens (Double-striped Bluet)

Size

21-28mm long

Identification

Black shoulder stripe cleanly divided by narrow blue stripe is a distinctive feature. (1)

Range

Florida to Ontario, west to Colorado and California, south to Texas and Mexico (see distribution map)

Habitat

permanent and semipermanent ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and slow portions of streams and rivers

Season

Late April to late October [Feb. 18 (TX) - Nov. 20 (NM)]

Internet References

live adult image plus description, size, distribution, habitat, and other info (Odonata Central)

live adult images detailing ID characteristics (Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia)

live adult images of males & females in tandem and wheel (Texas A&M U.)

Works Cited

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

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 1 September, 2004 - 9:42pm
Additional contributions by Stephen_WV, Robin McLeod
Last updated 2 June, 2006 - 6:59am

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