Damselflies (Familiar Bluet)

Familiar Bluet

Enallagma civile

Native 

Status: Uncommon

Size: very small

Length - 29 - 39  mm

Eye color - small comma-shaped eyespots

Face color - male:  female: 

Thorax color - male: blue with black shoulder stripe

Abdomen color - more blue than black, most black on segments 6-7; third segment more than 50% blue; Segments 8-9 completely blue

Stigma color - dark

Appendages - upper longer than lowers; 'tail end' appears triangular

Habitat - still waters near ag fields; vegetated ponds; brackish waters; found regularly in disturbed areas; cattle troughs 

Behavior - flies low over water; tandem oviposit on underwater vegetation 

Flight period - all year

Range - statewide

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