Turquoise Bluet (Enallagma divagans)
Identification: A black type bluet; the male and female have narrow eyespots connected by an occipital bar. The male has S8 & S9 blue and no middle segments have blue rings. The female is unique in having S10 blue, S9 blue except for having two small black triangles or a "w"at the base of this segment and S8 can have varying amounts of blue at the ventral edge of this segment.
Augusta County, Virginia June 18, 2005 (click on photo for larger image) |
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Female- Goochland County, Virginia |