Enallagma pictum

Enallagma pictum
Male, Cranberry Lake, New Brunswick
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Enallagma
Species:
E. pictum
Binomial name
Enallagma pictum
Morse, 1895

Enallagma pictum, the scarlet bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. They are found from New Brunswick, Canada to Maryland.[2][3][4]

Identification

The scarlet bluet is a damselfly with a length of 29.5–30.5 mm (1.16–1.20 in) long. The male is predominantly red and black while the female is light green and black.[5]

Flight season

Scarlet bluets have a flight season of mid May to September depending on range.[5]

References

  1. ^ Abbott, J.C.; Paulson, D.R. (2018). "Enallagma pictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T63221A80685744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63221A80685744.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Odonata Central, NB record". Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. ^ CBC News, NB, Canada: Scarlet bluet damselfly: possible first Canadian sighting in Charlotte Co.
  4. ^ iNaturalist Scarlet Bluet New Brunswick observation record
  5. ^ a b Lam, E. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY:Biodiversity Books, p. 54