Kebnat
INSECTS

Skimming Bluet

Enallagma geminatum

Insects
Native
Skimming Bluet, Male
Skimming Bluet, Female
Skimming Bluet, photo 3 of 5
23.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae 23.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects. Its aquatic larva feeds on animal prey.

There are 105 observations of Skimming Bluet in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Outaouais and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie41
  2. Outaouais28
  3. Montérégie15
  4. Laurentides7
  5. Montréal4
  6. Lanaudière3
  7. Centre-du-Québec3
  8. Mauricie2
  9. Nord-du-Québec1
  10. Capitale-Nationale1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Azure BluetEnallagma aspersum
Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalis
Stream BluetEnallagma exsulans
Slender BluetEnallagma traviatum
Fragile ForktailIschnura posita
Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalis
Orange BluetEnallagma signatum
Familiar BluetEnallagma civile
Tule BluetEnallagma carunculatum
Powdered DancerArgia moesta
Northern BluetEnallagma annexum
Taiga BluetCoenagrion resolutum