Kebnat
INSECTS

Hagen's Bluet

Enallagma hageni

Insects
Native
Hagen's Bluet, photo 1 of 5
Hagen's Bluet, Male
Hagen's Bluet, Female
30 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae 30 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects. Its aquatic larva feeds on animal prey.

There are 342 observations of Hagen's Bluet in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Capitale-Nationale and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie64
  2. Capitale-Nationale48
  3. Laurentides33
  4. Mauricie27
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue27
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches23
  7. Outaouais22
  8. Lanaudière17
  9. Montérégie17
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  11. Montréal15
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  14. Centre-du-Québec6
  15. Nord-du-Québec5
  16. Côte-Nord2

Habitat

Water’s edgeGogerr

Similar species

Marsh BluetEnallagma ebrium
Familiar BluetEnallagma civile
Tule BluetEnallagma carunculatum
Northern BluetEnallagma annexum
Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalis