Familiar Bluet
Enallagma civile
This small damselfly is common around ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow streams, where adults perch on low vegetation near the water. It hunts tiny flying insects by making short, agile flights from a perch and grabbing prey in the air. Males are bright blue with black markings, while females may be blue, greenish, or tan. Like other damselflies, it begins life as an aquatic nymph before emerging as a delicate flying adult.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- LC
Growth chain
- Familiar Bluet Nymph
- Familiar Bluet