Bug FAQAtlantic Bluet
Enallagma doubledayi · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae
The Atlantic bluet, Enallagma doubledayi, is a narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It occurs in the Caribbean and across North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Enallagma doubledayi, called the Atlantic bluet, belongs to the narrow-winged damselfly family Coenagrionidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
This species lives in the Caribbean and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes the Caribbean and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Jersey, Florida, Massachusetts, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Coenagrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enallagma_doubledayi
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