Kebnat
INSECTS

Boreal Bluet

Enallagma boreale

Insects
Native
Boreal Bluet, photo 1 of 5
Boreal Bluet, Male
Boreal Bluet, Female
32 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae 32 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 215 observations of Boreal Bluet in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale46
  2. Laurentides23
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  4. Mauricie20
  5. Lanaudière14
  6. Côte-Nord14
  7. Nord-du-Québec12
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  10. Estrie10
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  13. Montérégie5
  14. Outaouais5
  15. Centre-du-Québec4
  16. Montréal3
  17. Laval1

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Northern BluetEnallagma annexum
Tule BluetEnallagma carunculatum
Marsh BluetEnallagma ebrium
Familiar BluetEnallagma civile
River BluetEnallagma anna