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]
Enallagma pictum | |
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Male, Cranberry Lake, New Brunswick | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Enallagma |
Species: | E. pictum
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Binomial name | |
Enallagma pictum Morse, 1895
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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]
Scarlet bluets have a flight season of mid May to September depending on range.[5]