Flight season: mid-June to late September.
Population: common anywhere along the Moira River, Clare River and other similar fast-flowing rivers and streams,
often seen flying with Dancers (Argia spp).
Length: about 35 mm, a gracile damselfly. The abdominal patterns of this species are distinctive –
males are noticeably blue-ringed with only S9 completely blue, females have a "W"-shaped black mark on S9.
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Tweed, Ontario, the Moira River, near the walking bridge and dam:
rock-bottomed river with fast flowing water, rapids and emergent rocks, but also quiet pools and backwaters.
The shoreline vegetation is mostly trees with a few small clearings supporting tall grasses and wildflowers.
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Male Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
July 18, 2009
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Female Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
June 10, 2010
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Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans), wheel
June 23, 2010
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Tweed, Ontario, an unused lot near the Louisa St. bridge over the Moira River:
rock-bottomed river with fast flowing water, rapids and emergent rocks. An untended lot along the shoreline supports tall grasses, wildflowers and some trees.
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Male Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
June 14, 2014
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Tweed, Ontario, the Moira River, east of town near Collin's Point:
rock-bottomed river with fast flowing water, rapids and emergent rocks, the shoreline vegetation consists of wooded areas and clearings supporting tall grasses and wildflowers.
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Male Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
June 11, 2010
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Female Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)
August 11, 2013
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