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The northern bluet is a small damselfly with a length of 1 to 1.6 inches (26 to 40 mm) long. The male is predominantly blue on the sides of its thorax, and the upper side of its abdomen. [3] Its lower abdominal appendages are longer than its upper appendages. The female's body is greenish-yellow to brown color.
Nehalennia integricollis, the southern sprite, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in North America ...
Calopteryx is a genus of large damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. The colourful males often have coloured wings whereas the more muted females usually have clear wings although some develop male (androchrome) wing characteristics. In both sexes, there is no pterostigma. [1]
The familiar bluet (Enallagma civile) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, ... Lam, E. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY:Biodiversity ...
The damselfly shelters among various plants and algaes in its habitat, including [6] green algae, yellow water lily, hydrilla, lizard's tail, pickerelweed, common cattail, upright sedge, common bladderwort, common duckweed, black willow, orange jewelweed, spotted Joe-pye weed, poison ivy, wild grape, sassafras, common greenbrier, and buttonbush.
The damselfly has a blue and black abdomen, usually with more black than blue.The black humeral stripes are about a half the width of the blue antehumerals.The tule bluet postocular spots are small and triangular; they are separated by a thin occipital bar.
The stream bluet (Enallagma exsulans) is a species of American bluet damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Its length is 29–37 mm. Many bluet species prefer ponds and lakes; the stream bluet as its name implies is most at home along moving waters. It can be found along small to medium-sized rivers. It is occasionally found at lakes too.
Coenagrion is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae, [2] commonly called the Eurasian Bluets (although three species are found in North America: Coenagrion angulatum, Coenagrion interrogatum, and Coenagrion resolutum [3]). Species of Coenagrion are generally medium-sized, brightly coloured damselflies. [4]