Enallagma sp.
Enallagma sp.: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/19325
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Enallagma
Enallagma cyathigerum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Enallagma
Charpentier, 1840
Common blue damselfly, genus Enallagma, family Coenagrionidae

Enallagma is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae commonly known as bluets.

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Adults range in length from 28 mm to 40 mm. Males are usually bright blue and black while the coloration of females varies by species. With larval lifecycles, eggs do not diapause but hatch after a couple weeks. The larvae are found submerged often far from shore.

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The genus consists of the following species:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Enallagma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 May 2007.
  2. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral. University of Alabama.