Bug FAQScarlet Bluet
Enallagma pictum · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae
Scarlet bluets are damselflies about 30 mm long (≈1.2 in). Males are mostly red and black, while females are light green and black. They occur from New Brunswick, Canada down to Maryland and fly from mid-May through September.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Males are predominantly red and black; females are light green and black.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Their flight season runs from mid-May to September, depending on location.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What do male and female scarlet bluets look like?
Males are mostly red and black, while females are light green and black.
Source: Wikipedia
Where are scarlet bluets found?
Their range extends from New Brunswick, Canada to Maryland.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coenagrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enallagma_pictum
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