Kebnat
INSECTS

Northern Bluet

Enallagma annexum

Insects
Native
Northern Bluet, photo 1 of 5
Northern Bluet, Male
Northern Bluet, Female
34.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae 34.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 40 observations of Northern Bluet in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Côte-Nord, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec9
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  3. Côte-Nord5
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  6. Capitale-Nationale4
  7. Lanaudière2
  8. Laurentides2
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  10. Laval1
  11. Montérégie1
  12. Estrie1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Tule BluetEnallagma carunculatum
Boreal BluetEnallagma boreale
Familiar BluetEnallagma civile
Hagen's BluetEnallagma hageni
Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalis
Marsh BluetEnallagma ebrium
Skimming BluetEnallagma geminatum
Alkali BluetEnallagma clausum
Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollis
Fragile ForktailIschnura posita
Azure BluetEnallagma aspersum