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]
| Enallagma pictum | |
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| Male, Cranberry Lake, New Brunswick | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Enallagma |
| Species: | E. pictum
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| Binomial name | |
| Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895
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Identification
editThe scarlet bluet is a damselfly with a length of 29.5–30.5 mm (1.16–1.20 in) long. The male is predominantly red and black while the female is light green and black.[5]
Flight season
editScarlet bluets have a flight season of mid May to September depending on range.[5]
References
edit- ^ Abbott, J.C.; Paulson, D.R. (2018). "Enallagma pictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T63221A80685744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63221A80685744.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Odonata Central, NB record". Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ CBC News, NB, Canada: Scarlet bluet damselfly: possible first Canadian sighting in Charlotte Co.
- ^ iNaturalist Scarlet Bluet New Brunswick observation record
- ^ a b Lam, E. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY:Biodiversity Books, p. 54