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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) » Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)
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Blue Damselfly - Enallagma basidens
Copyright © 2006 Mike Deep

Blue Damselfly - Enallagma basidens
Manlius, Onondaga County, New York, USA
July 28, 2006
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Contributed by Mike Deep on 28 July, 2006 - 12:57pm
Last updated 12 July, 2008 - 11:53am

Moved
Moved from American Bluets.
… john and jane balaban, 12 July, 2008 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

Blue Damsel
Do you have any other shots of this one? I am leaning to Enallagma basidens Double-striped Bluet. The occiput looks good for Double-striped.
… Lou Gardella, 31 July, 2006 - 11:22pm login or register to post comments

 
A few more
Here's a couple more shots, hopefully something useful.
I can post close-ups if necessary.
… Mike Deep, 31 July, 2006 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Same individual?
I'm not sure these three are the same individual, and if not they should be unlinked. Only the one with the damsel facing in the other direction is the classic, typical-marked Double-Striped Bluet:



On the other two images (including the one on this page) the Double-Striping isn't clear, though the damsel may well be a Double-Striped too.
… Stephen_WV, 1 August, 2006 - 4:29am login or register to post comments

 
My mistake
I forgot this set may have been two specimens. I'll unlink them all.
… Mike Deep, 1 August, 2006 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Uncertain, but...
Odonata Central lists six bluets for your county in New York: Double-striped, Stream, Tule, Marsh, Hagen's, and Skimming. They have images for only four of the six--not the Marsh or Hagen's, which you can find here at BugGuide. I know it's not a Double-striped--we have them and I've photographed them and this isn't one. None of the images at Odonata Central seemed to match. However, looking through the BugGuide references, I think that the Tule Bluet is your most likely candidate...see and associated discussion.
… E Moon, 29 July, 2006 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

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