A Stream Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014).
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Richard Orr
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A Stream Bluet in Washington Co., Maryland (9/8/2012).
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Bonnie Ott
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Male and female Stream Bluets in Howard Co., Maryland (7/13/2020).
A male Stream Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2014).
A male Stream Bluet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/2012).
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Bill Hubick
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A Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2015).
A male Stream Bluet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2020).
A female Stream Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2012).
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Bill Hubick
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Stream Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
Stream Bluet in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Stream Bluets in wheel in Washington Co., Maryland (10/3/2012).
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Bonnie Ott
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Stream Bluets in tandom in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/27/2006).
Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) maddicks13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2022). (c) Rin Wolfe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
Stream Bluet in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/13/2024). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved.
Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/26/2020). (c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/9/2021). (c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Stream Bluets mating in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/23/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Stream Bluet in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Stream Bluet in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/11/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans) is an abundant and widespread, dark-colored bluet of creeks and rivers. This damselfly can be very numerous in good habitat (Lam, 2004). Stream Bluet is abundant in most of Maryland, and has been recorded from most counties (Richard Orr's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).
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A Stream Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (6/26/2014).
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Richard Orr.
A Stream Bluet in Washington Co., Maryland (9/8/2012).
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Bonnie Ott.
Male and female Stream Bluets in Howard Co., Maryland (7/13/2020).
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Frode Jacobsen.
A male Stream Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (6/16/2014).
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Richard Orr.
A male Stream Bluet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/2012).
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Bill Hubick.
A Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/12/2015).
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A male Stream Bluet in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/13/2020).
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A female Stream Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/2012).
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Stream Bluet in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Stream Bluet in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/24/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluets in wheel in Washington Co., Maryland (10/3/2012).
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Stream Bluets in tandom in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/27/2006).
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Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) maddicks13, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/31/2022). (c) Rin Wolfe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Stream Bluet in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (7/13/2024). (c) jared satchell, all rights reserved.
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Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/26/2020). (c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/9/2021). (c) Dave Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluets mating in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/23/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluet in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Stella Tea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluet in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Stream Bluet in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/11/2023). (c) Jonathan Irons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Enallagma |
| Species: | E. exsulans
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| Binomial name | |
| Enallagma exsulans (Hagen, 1861)
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The stream bluet (Enallagma exsulans) is a species of American bluet damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae. Its length is 29–37 mm. Many bluet species prefer ponds and lakes; the stream bluet as its name implies is most at home along moving waters. It can be found along small to medium-sized rivers. It is occasionally found at lakes too. In many species of damselflies the males have a blue tip to the abdomen. Enallagma exsulans is one of those less common cases where the female, too, has a blue abdominal tip. Summertime is the best time to look for stream bluets.
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Distribution
[edit]- United States: (Alabama • Arkansas • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Iowa • Illinois • Indiana • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Massachusetts • Maryland • Maine • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Nebraska • North Carolina • New Hampshire • New Jersey • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • Tennessee • Texas • Vermont • Wisconsin • West Virginia)
- Canada: (Manitoba • New Brunswick • Ontario • Quebec)
Similar species
[edit]Stream bluets look similar to turquoise bluets.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enallagma exsulans.
- ^ Paulson, D. R. (2017). "Enallagma exsulans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T165092A65833181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165092A65833181.en. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- Enallagma exsulans, Stream Bluet, Family Coenagrionidae
- Enallagma exsulans (Stream Bluet)
- NHL Stream Bluet
- Lam, E. (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY:Biodiversity Books. p. 64.
- DuBois, Bob (2005). Damselflies of the North Woods. Duluth, MN: Kollath-Stensaas Publ. p. 88-89.