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Enallagma civile |
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| Order |
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) |
| Suborder |
Zygoptera (Damselflies) |
| Superfamily |
Coenagrionoidea |
| Family |
Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies) |
| Status |
The most common damselfly |
| Flight/Season |
Early June to early October |
| Habitat |
Permanent or temporary ponds and lakes, slow streams. |
| Size |
1″ to 2″, average 1⅓″ |
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| Identification |
The blue shoulder stripe is wider than the adjacent dark stripe.
The male is mostly blue on thorax segments 2 through 5. The female is mostly black on those segments. |
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| Range |
Throughout |
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Pine Bend Bluffs SNA
Western Prairie SNA |
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Common
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familiar bluet |
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