marsh bluet
(Enallagma ebrium)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
On the male, the black shoulder stripe on the thorax is moderately wide. The upper (dorsal) side of abdominal segments 2 through 5 is mostly blue with a small black area at the tip. Segment 6 is blue on the basal half, black on the tip half. Segment 7 is mostly black with a narrow blue band at the base. Segments 8 and 9 are entirely blue. |
Size |
Total length: 1″ to 1⅜″, average 1⅛″ |
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Habitat |
Marshy ponds |
Biology |
Season |
June to August |
Behavior |
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Life Cycle |
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Naiad Food |
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Distribution |
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Sources 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. |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) |
Suborder |
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Superfamily |
Coenagrionoidea |
Family |
Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies) |
Genus |
Enallagma (bluets) |
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Synonyms |
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Agrion ebrium |
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Common Names |
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marsh bluet |
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Copyright DianesDigitals Found at a marsh-like pond. |
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Marsh Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma ebrium) Female, Anterior View |
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Uploaded on Jun 12, 2010 Hard to see from this angle. Photographed at Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (11 June 2010). |
Marsh Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma ebrium) Male |
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Uploaded on Jun 29, 2009 Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (29 June 2009). |
Marsh Bluet (Coenagrionidae: Enallagma ebrium) with Bent Abdomen |
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Uploaded on May 26, 2010 Photographed near Fisher, Minnesota (26 May 2010). |
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| Norm & Peg Dibble 7/18/2019 |
Location: Maple Grove, MN |
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| Alfredo Colon Summer 2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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