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Similar Slender bluet, Orange bluet, Stream bluet, Marsh bluet, Enallagma annexum | ||
Enallagma pictum, the scarlet bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. They are found from Maine to Maryland.
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Identification
The scarlet bluet is a damselfly with a length of 29.5–30.5 mm (1.16–1.20 in) long. The male is predominately red and black while the female is light green and black.
Flight season
Scarlet bluets have a flight season of mid May to September depending on range.
References
Enallagma pictum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA