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Damselfly identification please...

pilonm Oct 18, 2006 09:07 AM

Hello!

Today I have a damselfly to identify... I took that picture last july at Sherbrooke Quebec Canada (near Vermont/Maine). I think that she is from the Coenagrionidae family. Maybe Ischnura verticalis but I'm not sure... Can you help me?

Thank you very much (as always )

Michel

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pilonm Oct 20, 2006 07:06 AM

Hello,

Finally, this damselfly is from the genum Enallagma...

By comparing my picture with the picture and the text on the following web site of Quebec's damselflies, I'm pretty sure it is E. cyathigerum.

http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/fieldguide/species.asp?taxaid=688

Here are other pictures of other Enallagma species from Quebec. 2 of them looks very similar to E. cyathigerum but I found some minor differences with mine (color of legs, colors of segments, etc...)

http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/checklists/namerica/canada_checkList.asp?State=Quebec

The 2 other looking similar are E. boreale and E. civile.

What do you think about what I found?

Thank you again!

Michel

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