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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Marsh Bluet (Enallagma ebrium)
Species
Enallagma ebrium
- Marsh Bluet
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
ebrium
(Marsh Bluet)
Size
25-34 mm
Identification
Mostly blue bluet with segment 7 almost totally black and segment 6 half black. Black spots on other segments approximately equal sized.
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1
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Range
Northern tier of states in US
Habitat
Marshy ponds
Season
June to August
Works Cited
1.
Damselflies of the Northeast
Ed Lam. 2004. Biodiversity Books.
Contributed by
john and jane balaban
on 3 September, 2004 - 5:29pm