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Tule Bluet

Enallagma carunculatum

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

a black and blue damselfly.

Habitat:

riparian.

Species ID Suggestions

Tule Bluet

Enallagma carunculatum

Northern Bluet

Enallagma annexum

Boreal Bluet

Enallagma boreale

Vivid Dancer

Argia vivida

Comments (9)

Gator, i updated ID to Enallagma carunculatum. Thnx for the suggestion .
Hema and Bhawnavij; found the problem with finding the range map, a name change, Common Blue, Enallagma annexum [formerly E. cyathigerum ] It has the same 3rd segment problem, so can also be eliminated. Bluets have a lot of markers.
thank you so much Gators! Great intellectual work!
Hema I was working on confirming Enallagma cyathigerum range map not your suggestion (mistyped). You are correct and I put one of the links I used to confirm. I think you already have this site. The definitive ID was the 50% blue on 3rd segment of the tip. http://southwestdragonflies.net/damsels/cadamselphotos/BLUETAPP.JPG
Hema I am working on confirming Enallagma carunculatum, cannot get a good range map and am concerned about first segment markings. It seems off to me, so have to find more information Jellis not a dancer, wing position wrong: http://southwestdragonflies.net/damsels/damselwingposition.jpg AgnesAdiqueTalavera and joan6153 not the Northern or Boreal, third segment is not more 50% blue http://southwestdragonflies.net/damsels/2_Zygoptera.html
seems like Enallagma carunculatum.
Nice contrast, cool damsel.
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PublishedMay 23, 2013

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