Kebnat
INSECTS

Marsh Bluet

Enallagma ebrium

Insects
Native
Marsh Bluet, photo 1 of 5
Marsh Bluet, Male
Marsh Bluet, Female
31 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae 31 mm long. Lives in marshes and near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 355 observations of Marsh Bluet in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie70
  2. Laurentides42
  3. Capitale-Nationale38
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue37
  5. Outaouais34
  6. Mauricie27
  7. Lanaudière20
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  10. Montérégie14
  11. Montréal11
  12. Centre-du-Québec10
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  15. Nord-du-Québec3
  16. Côte-Nord3
  17. Laval1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Hagen's BluetEnallagma hageni
Familiar BluetEnallagma civile
Tule BluetEnallagma carunculatum
Boreal BluetEnallagma boreale
Northern BluetEnallagma annexum
Azure BluetEnallagma aspersum
Taiga BluetCoenagrion resolutum
Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalis