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Enallagma hageni
Hagen's Bluet
Family: Coenagrionidae

Species account author: Robert Cannings.
Extracted from Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon (2002)

Introduction to the Odonata of BC
The Families of Odonata of BC

Distribution of Enallagma hageni in British Columbia

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Species Information

Description

Male’s appendages shown in figure. Female’s segments 8 to 10 are entirely black on top. Length: ♂ 30 mm, ♀ 31 mm.

Flight Period

B.C., late May to early September.

Genus Description

There are two genera of bluets: Coenagrion and Enallagma. Coenagrion live mainly in Europe and Asia. Two species range across most of northern North America: the common Taiga Bluet and the rarer Subarctic Bluet. A third, the Prairie Bluet, flies on the Great Plains. Most Eurasian Bluet adults fly in late spring or early summer. They are similar to those of Enallagma - males are blue and black (but often green below); but the structure of the male appendages is different and females have no vulvar spine.

Biology

Family Description

Small damselflies that normally perch with wings closed above the abdomen. Most males are blue marked with black, but the main colour may be green, yellow, orange, red or purple. Females often have two colour forms per species, one similar to the male (usually blue). Females lay eggs in the tissues of water plants, sometimes completely submerging themselves for a long time while laying. Larave are not as long as spreadwing larave and have short labia, unstalked at the base. There are six genera and 18 species of pond damsels in our region. The American Bluets (Enallagma) and forktails (Ischnura) are the most common groups.

Field Notes

An uncommon inhabitant of marshy lakes and ponds.

Distribution

Transition. In B.C., from the Kamloops area north to the Peace and Liard river drainages. Most often seen in the Cariboo and Prince George regions.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4	Yellow	Not Listed

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Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Taxonomic details from OdonataCentral

Additional Photo Sources

Photos from OdonataCentral
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General References

Searchable Dragonfly & Damselfly Bibliography, 1773 - present
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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2023-06-03 11:39:04 PM]

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