Atlantic Bluet (Enallagma doubledayi)

Identification: A so called blue type bluet, the Atltantic Bluet is very similar to the Familiar Bluet (Enallagma civile). The major difference between the two observable in the field, with close focusing binoclurs or in the hand, are the much reduced cerci in the males.

The three (3) images below are of a male from Southampton County, Virginia in mid-June