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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 10, 2008

I got some great pictures of this Damselfly, I'd like to put them in bugfiles, but I'm not sure which one it is

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 10, 2008

Another

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 10, 2008

and another

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 10, 2008

It may be a Familiar Bluet, but the Bluets are difficult to accurately id:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.pbase.com/o5/26/639426/1/69179105.gUUL7tBw.Accotink20.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.pbase.com/jasonjg/image/69179105&h=569&w=800&sz=273&hl=en&start=24&um=1&tbnid=GT5nLFW2N-EdVM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfemale%2Bfamiliar%2Bbluet%26start%3D18%26ndsp%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUS276%26sa%3DN

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 10, 2008

Looks like it to me, but I'll leave this open until I get a second opinion. Since you say they are hard to id, maybe someone else will have a different idea.

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 11, 2008

Any more guesses? I don't want to mis-post it but I think they are great pictures and should be in bug files.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2008

I'm looking for the dark mark on the tail end on top, which doesn't show on the pic of the Familiar Bluet.

Here's a site which might help,

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/wa/toc.htm



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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2008

The pic here isn't 100% sure, of a female Taiga Bluet, Coenagrion resolutum, but it looks very close to yours. Googling all those mentioned can help to eliminate others listed.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashrunner/1124028018/

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2008

Enallagma boreale female is similar but the entire tail end tip is dark,

http://www.esc-sec.org/photo_archive/photo_archive6.htm

Enallagma carunculatum female doesn't have dark marks on the two tail sections,

http://www.dereila.ca/whispers/Damsel8.jpg

http://www.dereila.ca/whispers/mothsB.html

Nor does Enallagma clausum

http://www.windsofkansas.com/Bphoto/enalclausz.JPG

Enallagma cyathigerum looks VERY much like yours,

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Enallagma_cyathigerum-01_(xndr).jpg/800px-Enallagma_cyathigerum-01_(xndr).jpg

In fact I would say it is this one, as this site in Ireland also has it and it would be correctly listed. Enallagma cyathigerum, Common Blue Damselfly female

http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5602_a.htm






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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2008

Just noting that it is called the Northern Bluet on the US site.

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2008

Enallagma cyathigerum - Northern Bluet - does look right to me and are found in the right area. I think we have a winner!

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zhinu (Laura) Olympia, WA(Zone 8a) Jul 12, 2008

Looks like I need to add it. I'll look for the information I need when I get through my threads this morning.

Thanks all!

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