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Florida Bluet (Enallagma pollutum)
Photo#862317
Copyright © 2013
Colin Hutton
damselfly -
Enallagma pollutum
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Jupiter, Florida, USA
January 3, 2013
Contributed by
Colin Hutton
on 4 November, 2013 - 9:40am
Last updated 7 September, 2015 - 11:23am
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William Edwards
, 7 September, 2015 - 11:23am
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Greg W. Lasley
, 26 October, 2014 - 6:16pm
It is most likely a male Oran
It is most likely a male Orange Bluet, but in that part of Florida there is a look-alike species called Florida Bluet. About the only differences are the detail of the appendages. I don't know Florida Bluet well enough to eliminate that species from this photo.
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Greg W. Lasley
, 26 October, 2014 - 6:15pm
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v belov
, 9 November, 2013 - 1:47pm
Looks like Orange Bluet
My field guide says the black shoulder stripe is narrower than the orange, which isn't the case here, but I suppose patterns can vary.
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Marty R.
, 5 November, 2013 - 12:08am