Enallagma pictum
| Scarlet bluet | |
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| Male, Ottawa, Ontario | |
| 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 | |
Enallagma pictum, the scarlet bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. They are found from Maine to Maryland.
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.[1]
Flight season
Scarlet bluets have a flight season of mid May to September depending on range.[1]
References
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