Biology:Enallagma pictum

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Enallagma pictum
Scarlet Bluet damselfly.jpg
Male, Cranberry Lake, New Brunswick
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q1634003 entry