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Slender Bluets (mating)

Enallagma traviatum

Photo by TylerGraden
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38.865, -75.3935

Field Notes

Description:

Two pairs of Damselflies mating (I don't know what sub-species they are). The pair on the left were there for a few minutes before the second pair (right) landed. After the second pair landed, the first pair proceeded to move under the lily pad. There was a third pair that kept flying by the same lily pad but didn't land in the 5 - 10 minutes I observed. There are a few dozen lily pads in the area, so I'm not sure why they found this one in particular so appealing.

Habitat:

Lily pads in shallow water at edge of pond.

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Freshwater Wetland Wildlife and Vegetation - Northeastern US
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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Backyard bugs and unknown visitors of the Northeastern United States
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Delaware Wildlife

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PublishedJune 14, 2013

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