Enallagma pictum

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]

Scarlet bluet
Male, Cranberry Lake, New Brunswick

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Suborder:
Zygoptera
Family:
Coenagrionidae
Genus:
Enallagma
Species:
E. pictum
Binomial name
Enallagma pictum
Morse, 1895

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 predominately 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]

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References
  1. Abbott, J.C. & Paulson, D.R. 2018. Enallagma pictum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T63221A80685744. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63221A80685744.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2018.
  2. Odonata Central, NB record
  3. CBC News, NB, Canada: Scarlet bluet damselfly: possible first Canadian sighting in Charlotte Co.
  4. iNaturalist Scarlet Bluet New Brunswick observation record
  5. Lam, E. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY:Biodiversity Books, p. 54
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