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Slender Bluet

Enallagma traviatum

Description:

Not sure of the subspecies, but this damselfly landed on my knee while I was taking pictures of a group of damselflies mating nearby.

Habitat:

Edge of pond

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4 Comments

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

You're welcome. I am not sure, odonata eye color varies.

TylerGraden
TylerGraden 10 years ago

Thanks for the ID, Fyn. Are blue eyes an indicator of male gender in this species? I was starting to assume that, since all of the breeding pairs I've seen have contained an individual with much bluer eyes than it's mate.

Fyn Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

This specimen is a male. Nice spotting!

ChristianMaidankine
ChristianMaidankine 10 years ago

Awesome shot!

TylerGraden
Spotted by
TylerGraden

Delaware, USA

Spotted on Jun 18, 2013
Submitted on Jun 18, 2013

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