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Familiar Bluet damselfly (male)

Enallagma civile

Description:

A Familiar Bluet damselfly spotted in the central wetland area at Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is a male. Thanks to Mr. Chris Hobson, Natural Areas Zoologist with the Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, for identifying this specimen.

Habitat:

Huntley Meadows Park, a 1,425 acre wetland area in Fairfax County, Virginia USA. Related Resource: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntl...

Notes:

Copyright © 2012 Walter Sanford. All rights reserved. www.wsanford.com

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5 Comments

Henish
Henish 11 years ago

Great Shot.....love the colors..............

Geodialist
Geodialist 11 years ago

Thanks to everyone for the kind words! The water in the wetland area was an interesting color as a result of recent rains.

ClaudiaS
ClaudiaS 11 years ago

Great shot! The blue make a beautiful contrast with the background.

Louisa
Louisa 11 years ago

Very nice and beautiful blue color!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

excellent shot!

Geodialist
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Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 16, 2012

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