A Skimming Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).
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Bonnie Ott
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A Skimming Bluet in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2018).
A Skimming Bluet in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/14/2015).
A female Skimming Bluet in Chesterfield Co., South Carolina (5/5/2012).
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A Skimming Bluet in Charles Co., Maryland (7/4/2020).
Skimming Bluet in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/19/2020).
Skimming Bluet in Kent Co., Maryland (5/25/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Skimming Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Mating Skimming Bluets in wheel position in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/18/2006).
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Skimming Bluet in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Skimming Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Skimming Bluet in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
Skimming Bluet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
Skimming Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2017).
A teneral male Skimming Bluet in Charles Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). Determined by Mike Moore/Odonata Central.
Skimming Bluets mating in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Skimming Bluet in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/7/2021). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Skimming Bluet in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/17/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Skimming Bluet in Hardy Co., West Virginia (6/30/2014).
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Frode Jacobsen
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Status
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum) is a small bluet species found at ponds and lakes with substantial vegetation. This species frequently perches on vegetation, including water lilies (Paulson, 2011) (Lam, 2004). In Maryland, Skimming Bluet is common and widespread, and it probably occurs in every county (Richard Orr's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).
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A Skimming Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2013).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Skimming Bluet in Harford Co., Maryland (6/13/2018).
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A Skimming Bluet in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/14/2015).
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Bonnie Ott.
A female Skimming Bluet in Chesterfield Co., South Carolina (5/5/2012).
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Dan Irizarry.
A Skimming Bluet in Charles Co., Maryland (7/4/2020).
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Frode Jacobsen.
Skimming Bluet in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/19/2020).
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Skimming Bluet in Kent Co., Maryland (5/25/2022). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skimming Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) Rick Cheicante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Rick Cheicante.
Mating Skimming Bluets in wheel position in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/18/2006).
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Jim Brighton.
Skimming Bluet in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Jason Avery.
Skimming Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Josh Emm.
Skimming Bluet in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/2/2013). (c) Mike Ostrowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
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Skimming Bluet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2021). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved.
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Sergei Drovetski.
Skimming Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2017).
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Lisa Shannon.
A teneral male Skimming Bluet in Charles Co., Maryland (8/23/2020). Determined by Mike Moore/Odonata Central.
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Skimming Bluets mating in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skimming Bluet in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/7/2021). (c) jasoneavery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Skimming Bluet in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/17/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Skimming Bluet in Hardy Co., West Virginia (6/30/2014).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Enallagma geminatum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Enallagma |
| Species: | E. geminatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Enallagma geminatum Kellicott, 1895
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Enallagma geminatum, the skimming bluet, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1]
The IUCN conservation status of Enallagma geminatum is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Enallagma geminatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Enallagma geminatum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Enallagma geminatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Enallagma geminatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "List of Endangered Species". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-28.
Further reading
[edit]- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
External links
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