Coenagrion resolutum

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Taiga bluet
Taiga Bluets laying eggs, Mer Bleue.jpg
Laying eggs
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C. resolutum
Binomial name
Coenagrion resolutum
(Hagen in Selys, 1876)

Coenagrion resolutum, the taiga bluet, is a damselfly which is part of the family of Coenagrionidae found in Europe and North America.

Appearance

The male is blue with black markings on the top of the abdomen and greenish sides on the thorax. The black markings are half length on segments 3 to 5. The females are greenish blue or yellowish green with black dorsal markings that are nearly contiguous on the abdomen. The wings are held behind the body. The wingspan is between 27 and 33 mm.[1]

References

  1. ^ Lam, E. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY:Biodiversity Books. p. 40.

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