Enallagma pictum

Enallagma pictum
Male, Cranberry Lake, New Brunswick
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Enallagma
Species:	E. pictum
Binomial name
Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895

Enallagma pictum, the scarlet bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. They are found from New Brunswick, Canada to Maryland. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Identification

The scarlet bluet is a damselfly with a length of 29.5–30.5 mm (1.16–1.20 in) long. The male is predominantly red and black while the female is light green and black. ^[5]

Flight season

Scarlet bluets have a flight season of mid May to September depending on range. ^[5]

References

1. Abbott, J.C.; Paulson, D.R. (2018). "Enallagma pictum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T63221A80685744. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T63221A80685744.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. "Odonata Central, NB record". Archived from the original on 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
3. CBC News, NB, Canada: Scarlet bluet damselfly: possible first Canadian sighting in Charlotte Co.
4. iNaturalist Scarlet Bluet New Brunswick observation record
5. Lam, E. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY:Biodiversity Books, p. 54