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What species am I? - Enallagma carunculatum - male
Copyright © 2006 Cheryl Moorehead

What species am I? - Enallagma carunculatum - Male
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
July 28, 2006
Size: between 2 and 1 1/2 in
I had originally thought that this was the Circumpolar Bluet, but that was before I found this site and saw how many species there are! If anyone can give me a species that would be cool.
It was around 50 feet from a stream, by the way.

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What species am I? - Enallagma carunculatum - male What species am I? - Enallagma carunculatum - male
Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 29 September, 2006 - 8:07pm
Last updated 2 October, 2006 - 8:54pm

Moved
Moved from Bluets.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 2 October, 2006 - 8:54pm

Abdominal segments
3 through 6 are a little more black than blue, which makes it pretty unique among the Enallagma. Feel pretty safe recommending E. carunculatum to you. Picture is a perfect match for Dennis Paulson's in Dragonflies of Washington by the Seattle Audubon Society
… john and jane balaban, 29 September, 2006 - 8:18pm

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