''Enallagma'' is a genus of

damselflies Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...

in the family

Coenagrionidae The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making i ...

commonly known as bluets. Adults range in length from 28 mm to 40 mm. Males are usually bright blue and black while the coloration of females varies by species. Bluets can be distinguished from the similar vivid dancer by wing position; at rest, bluets' wings hang down on either side of their body, while vivid dancers hold their wings above their body. Bluets also have shorter leg spines.

Subspecies

The genus consists of the following species: *'' Enallagma ambiguum'' *'' Enallagma anna'' – River Bluet *'' Enallagma annexum'' – Northern Bluet *'' Enallagma antennatum'' – Rainbow Bluet *''

Enallagma aspersum ''Enallagma aspersum'', the azure bluet, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in North America (Canada and the United States). The IUCN conservation status of ''Enallagma aspersum'' is "least concern ...

'' – Azure Bluet *'' Enallagma basidens'' – Double-Striped Bluet *'' Enallagma boreale'' – Boreal Bluet *'' Enallagma cardenium'' – Purple Bluet *'' Enallagma carunculatum'' – Tule Bluet *'' Enallagma civile'' – Familiar Bluet *'' Enallagma clausum'' – Alkali Bluet *'' Enallagma concisum'' – Cherry Bluet *''

Enallagma cyathigerum ''Enallagma cyathigerum'' (common blue damselfly, common bluet, or northern bluet) is a species found mainly between latitudes 40°N and 72°N; It is widely distributed in the Palearctic, and the Nearctic species '' Enallagma annexum'' was at o ...

'' – Common Blue Damselfly *'' Enallagma daeckii'' – Attenuated Bluet *'' Enallagma davisi'' – Sandhill Bluet *''

Enallagma deserti ''Enallagma'' is a genus of damselflies in the family Coenagrionidae commonly known as bluets. Adults range in length from 28 mm to 40 mm. Males are usually bright blue and black while the coloration of females varies by species. Bluets can be d ...

'' – Desert Bluet *'' Enallagma divagans'' – Turquoise Bluet *'' Enallagma doubledayi'' – Atlantic Bluet *'' Enallagma dubium'' – Burgundy Bluet *'' Enallagma durum'' – Big Bluet *'' Enallagma ebrium'' – Marsh Bluet *'' Enallagma eiseni'' – Baja California Bluet *'' Enallagma exsulans'' – Stream Bluet *''

Enallagma geminatum ''Enallagma geminatum'', the skimming bluet, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status The conservation status of a group of organisms (for instance, a s ...

'' – Skimming Bluet *'' Enallagma hageni'' – Hagen's Bluet *'' Enallagma laterale'' – New England Bluet *'' Enallagma minusculum'' – Little Bluet *'' Enallagma novaehispaniae'' – Neotropical Bluet *'' Enallagma pallidum'' – Pale Bluet *'' Enallagma parvum'' *'' Enallagma pictum'' – Scarlet Bluet *'' Enallagma pollutum'' – Florida Bluet *'' Enallagma praevarum'' – Arroyo Bluet *'' Enallagma recurvatum'' – Pine Barrens Bluet *'' Enallagma semicirculare'' – Claw-tipped Bluet *'' Enallagma signatum'' – Orange Bluet *'' Enallagma sulcatum'' – Golden Bluet *'' Enallagma traviatum'' – Slender Bluet *'' Enallagma truncatum'' – Cuban Bluet *'' Enallagma vernale'' – Vernal Bluet *'' Enallagma vesperum'' – Vesper Bluet *'' Enallagma weewa'' – Blackwater Bluet

References

Coenagrionidae Zygoptera genera Odonata of North America Taxa named by Toussaint de Charpentier {{Coenagrionidae-stub