[Odonata-l] Damselfly identification please...

[Bryan Pfeiffer]

Hi, Michael:

Oh, yeah, those little blue insects. Ah, only wistful memories nowadays. We 
know it ain't Ischnura verticalis.

It's an Enallagma. If you happen to have a lateral view (closeup) of the 
terminal appendages it would help a lot. E. civile (Familiar Bluet) and a 
few others (E. cyathigerum/annexum/vernale or even E. boreale) can't be 
ruled out (at least by me) at this point. E. hageni (Hagen's Bluet) and E. 
ebrium (Marsh Bluet) are also possibilities but from what little I can see 
of the cerci in your image, they don't look quite right for those species.

Best,
Bryan Pfeiffer


At 10/18/2006, you wrote:

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>Today I have a damselfly to identify... I took that picture last july at 
>Sherbrooke Quebec Canada (near Vermont/Maine). I think that she is from 
>the Coenagrionidae family. Maybe Ischnura verticalis but I'm not sure... 
>Can you help me?
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>Thank you very much (as always )
>
>Michel
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>Michel Pilon
>Quebec Canada
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