Enallagma
Genus of damselflies
Common blue damselfly , genus Enallagma , family Coenagrionidae Enallagma damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae commonly known as bluets .
Description
Adults range in length from 28 mm to 40 mm. Males are usually bright blue and black while the coloration of females varies by species. With larval lifecycles, eggs do not diapause but hatch after a couple weeks. The larvae are found submerged often far from shore.
Species
The genus consists of the following species:[ 1] [ 2]
Enallagma ambiguum Navás, 1936 Enallagma anna Williamson, 1900 – River BluetEnallagma annexum (Hagen, 1861) – Northern BluetEnallagma antennatum (Say, 1839) – Rainbow BluetEnallagma aspersum (Hagen, 1861) – Azure BluetEnallagma basidens Calvert, 1902 – Double-Striped Bluet Enallagma boreale Selys, 1875 – Boreal BluetEnallagma cardenium (Hagen, 1861) – Purple BluetEnallagma carunculatum Morse, 1895 – Tule BluetEnallagma civile (Hagen, 1861) – Familiar BluetEnallagma clausum Morse, 1895 – Alkali BluetEnallagma concisum Williamson, 1922 – Cherry BluetEnallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840) – Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma daeckii (Calvert, 1903) – Attenuated BluetEnallagma davisi Westfall, 1943 – Sandhill BluetEnallagma deserti Selys, 1871 – Desert BluetEnallagma divagans Selys, 1876 – Turquoise BluetEnallagma doubledayi (Selys, 1850) – Atlantic BluetEnallagma dubium Root, 1924 – Burgundy BluetEnallagma durum (Hagen, 1861) – Big BluetEnallagma ebrium (Hagen, 1861) – Marsh BluetEnallagma eiseni Calvert, 1895 – Baja California BluetEnallagma exsulans (Hagen, 1861) – Stream BluetEnallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895 – Skimming BluetEnallagma hageni (Walsh, 1863) – Hagen's BluetEnallagma laterale Morse, 1895 – New England BluetEnallagma minusculum Morse, 1895 – Little BluetEnallagma novaehispaniae Calvert, 1907 – Neotropical BluetEnallagma pallidum Root, 1923 – Pale BluetEnallagma parvum Selys,1876 Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895 – Scarlet BluetEnallagma pollutum (Hagen, 1861) – Florida BluetEnallagma praevarum (Hagen, 1861) – Arroyo BluetEnallagma recurvatum Davis, 1913 – Pine Barrens BluetEnallagma semicirculare Selys, 1876 – Claw-tipped BluetEnallagma signatum (Hagen, 1861) – Orange BluetEnallagma sulcatum Williamson, 1922 – Golden BluetEnallagma traviatum Selys, 1876 – Slender BluetEnallagma truncatum (Gundlach, 1888) – Cuban BluetEnallagma vernale Gloyd, 1943 – Vernal BluetEnallagma vesperum Calvert, 1919 – Vesper BluetEnallagma weewa Byers, 1927 – Blackwater Bluet
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