Big Bluet
Enallagma durum (Hagen, 1861)
Big Bluet: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/59
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Big Bluet (Enallagma durum) is a very large, robust species of bluet, typically associated with coastal habitats, including brackish water, and large rivers and estuaries (Paulson, 2011). In Maryland, this species is known locally from the Piedmont, and from the coastal plain (Richard Orr's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia). It is ranked as S3 (watch list).

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Enallagma durum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Enallagma
Species:
E. durum
Binomial name
Enallagma durum
(Hagen, 1861)

Enallagma durum, the big bluet, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in northern Mexico and southern and eastern United States.[1]

The IUCN conservation status of Enallagma durum is "least concern", with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.[1][6]

Big bluet, Enallagma durum
Big bluet, Enallagma durum

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Enallagma durum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51356619A80684564. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51356619A80684564.en. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Enallagma durum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ "Enallagma durum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. ^ "Enallagma durum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ^ "Enallagma durum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2018-04-23.

Further reading

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  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
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