Bug FAQRiver Bluet
Enallagma anna · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae
The river bluet is a narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It lives in southern Canada and in the western and northeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Enallagma anna, called the river bluet, belongs to the narrow-winged damselfly group in the Coenagrionidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in southern Canada and the western and northeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes southern Canada and the western and northeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Nevada, Oregon, California, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where does the river bluet live?
It occurs in southern Canada and in the western and northeastern United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coenagrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enallagma_anna
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