marsh bluet
(Enallagma ebrium)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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On the male, the black shoulder stripe on the thorax is moderately wide. The upper (dorsal) side of abdominal segments 2 through 5 is mostly blue with a small black area at the tip. Segment 6 is blue on the basal half, black on the tip half. Segment 7 is mostly black with a narrow blue band at the base. Segments 8 and 9 are entirely blue. |
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Size |
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Total length: 1″ to 1⅜″, average 1⅛″ |
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Habitat |
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Marshy ponds |
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Biology |
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Season |
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June to August |
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Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Naiad Food |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) | ||
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Zygoptera (damselflies) | ||
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Coenagrionoidea | ||
Family |
Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies) | ||
Genus |
Enallagma (bluets) | ||
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Common Names |
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marsh bluet |
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| Marsh Bluet DianesDigitals |
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About
Copyright DianesDigitals Found at a marsh-like pond. |
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| Marsh Bluet Victor Fazio |
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Other Videos |
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| Marsh Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma ebrium) Female, Anterior View Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2010 Hard to see from this angle. Photographed at Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (11 June 2010). |
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| Marsh Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma ebrium) Male Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Jun 29, 2009 Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (29 June 2009). |
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| Marsh Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma ebrium) with Bent Abdomen Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on May 26, 2010 Photographed near Fisher, Minnesota (26 May 2010). |
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| Norm & Peg Dibble 7/18/2019 |
Location: Maple Grove, MN |
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| Alfredo Colon Summer 2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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