Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)

 

Identification: A small black type of bluet, the male below on a slow vegetated stream in Shennandoah County, Virginia and the female below from a vegetated storm water management basin in Henrico County, Virginia. Note the wavy blue coloration on the lateral view of segment 2 which is diagnostic of the species. The female has a pair of blue spots on the dorsal side of segment 8.

 

Male- Lateral view- Shennandoah County, Virginia

Dorsal View of male above

Female (dorsal view)- Henrico County, Virginia
July 16, 2006

Same female (lateral view)- Henrico County, Virginia
July 16, 2006