familiar bluet

The pale shoulder stripe is wider than the adjacent dark stripe. The eyespots are moderately sized and teardrop-shaped.

The male is mostly blue on abdominal segments 2 through 5.

The female pale areas are pale blue to olive-tan. Abdominal segments 2 through 5 are mostly black. Segments 8 and 9 are usually pale above, sometimes black.

Total length: 1″ to 2″, average 1⅓″

Permanent or temporary ponds and lakes, slow streams.

Early June to early October

Sources

7, 18, 24, 29, 30, 82, 83

Biodiversity occurrence data published by: Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas (accessed through the Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu, 8/2/2025).

Steffens, W. P., and W. A. Smith. 1999. Status survey for special concern and endangered dragonflies of Minnesota: population status, inventory and monitoring recommendations. Final report submitted to the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 54 pp.

Common

Familiar Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma) Preparing to Mate
Carl Barrentine

Familiar Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma civile) Male on Stem
Carl Barrentine

Damselfly Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile)
Alan Marshall

Location: Woodbury, Minnesota