''Enallagma'' is a genus of

damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...

in the family

Coenagrionidae Coenagrionidae is a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselflies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 spec ...

commonly known as bluets.

Description

Adults range in length from 28 mm to 40 mm. Males are usually bright blue and black while the coloration of females varies by species. With larval lifecycles, eggs do not diapause but hatch after a couple weeks. The larvae are found submerged often far from shore.

Species

The genus consists of the following species: *'' Enallagma ambiguum'' *'' Enallagma anna'' – River Bluet *''

Enallagma annexum ''Enallagma annexum'', the northern bluet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. ''Enallagma annexum'' was formerly included with '' Enallagma cyathigerum''. Identification The northern bluet is a small damselfly with a len ...

'' – Northern Bluet *'' Enallagma antennatum'' – Rainbow Bluet *'' Enallagma aspersum'' – Azure Bluet *'' Enallagma basidens'' – Double-Striped Bluet *'' Enallagma boreale'' – Boreal Bluet *'' Enallagma cardenium'' – Purple Bluet *'' Enallagma carunculatum'' – Tule Bluet *'' Enallagma civile'' – Familiar Bluet *'' Enallagma clausum'' – Alkali Bluet *'' Enallagma concisum'' – Cherry Bluet *'' Enallagma cyathigerum'' – Common Blue Damselfly *'' Enallagma daeckii'' – Attenuated Bluet *'' Enallagma davisi'' – Sandhill Bluet *'' Enallagma deserti'' – Desert Bluet *'' Enallagma divagans'' – Turquoise Bluet *'' Enallagma doubledayi'' – Atlantic Bluet *'' Enallagma dubium'' – Burgundy Bluet *'' Enallagma durum'' – Big Bluet *'' Enallagma ebrium'' – Marsh Bluet *'' Enallagma eiseni'' – Baja California Bluet *'' Enallagma exsulans'' – Stream Bluet *'' Enallagma geminatum'' – Skimming Bluet *'' Enallagma hageni'' – Hagen's Bluet *'' Enallagma laterale'' – New England Bluet *'' Enallagma minusculum'' – Little Bluet *'' Enallagma novaehispaniae'' – Neotropical Bluet *'' Enallagma pallidum'' – Pale Bluet *'' Enallagma parvum'' *'' Enallagma pictum'' – Scarlet Bluet *'' Enallagma pollutum'' – Florida Bluet *'' Enallagma praevarum'' – Arroyo Bluet *'' Enallagma recurvatum'' – Pine Barrens Bluet *'' Enallagma semicirculare'' – Claw-tipped Bluet *'' Enallagma signatum'' – Orange Bluet *'' Enallagma sulcatum'' – Golden Bluet *'' Enallagma traviatum'' – Slender Bluet *'' Enallagma truncatum'' – Cuban Bluet *'' Enallagma vernale'' – Vernal Bluet *'' Enallagma vesperum'' – Vesper Bluet *'' Enallagma weewa'' – Blackwater Bluet

References

Coenagrionidae Zygoptera genera Odonata of North America Taxa named by Toussaint de Charpentier {{Coenagrionidae-stub