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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 31, 2007

I'm stumped on this damselfly... any ideas?

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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 31, 2007

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 31, 2007

Love his expression, I think it's one of the Pond Damsels, Genus Enallagma, maybe a Familial Bluet. The thorax on young males or females can be lavendar. The Bluets are hard to id to the species.

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linda_nc Greensboro, NC(Zone 7b) Aug 31, 2007

Hmmm ... I was looking at the Bluets, but didn't see any blue on this one. Also, he/she was in my garden and not near any water.
Could it be a Dancer of some sort?


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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 31, 2007

It could be a Dancer, and not all the Bluets are blue. The Familial Bluet can be mostly tan with some black markings on thorax and abdomen.

http://www.greglasley.net/fambluet.html

Often the female is scarce at water or wetlands and only appears when ready to breed.

There are some brown form dancers, so I'm not sure.

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