Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies |
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Skimming Bluet |
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Enallagma geminatum |
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county record: Record Form |
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The Skimming Bluet male is a tiny, mostly black damsel which perches on floating vegetation. The thorax is mostly turquoise blue, but the abdomen nearly all black, except for segments 8 and 9. The female has similar markings, but the thorax color may be tan instead of blue. Abdominal segment 8 has a pair of large blue spots on the top. |
Skimming Bluet male |
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Size: 22-28 mm (0.9-1.1 in) Habitat: slow streams and vegetated areas of lakes and ponds Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE, MO, IA Flight season: May to September |
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Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database. |
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