Bug FAQVesper Bluet
Enallagma vesperum · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae
The Vesper bluet is a narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It lives in southern Canada and the central and eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It belongs to the narrow-winged damselfly group, family Coenagrionidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Its habitat includes regions of southern Canada and the central and eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range covers southern Canada and the central and eastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, New Jersey, Texas, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, Indiana, Massachusetts.
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
More photos
Same family (Coenagrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enallagma_vesperum
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