18 NOV 2016 | Huntley Meadows Park | Familiar Bluet (male)
A Familiar Bluet damselfly (Enallagma civile) was spotted near a vernal pool located in Huntley Meadows Park. This individual is a male, as indicated by his black and blue coloration and by his terminal appendages.
18 NOV 2016 | Huntley Meadows Park | Familiar Bluet (male)
18 November is a new personal late-date for Familiar Bluet at Huntley Meadows Park. As it turns out, another male Familiar Bluet was spotted by Michael Powell on the same date at another location in the park. The record late-date for Familiar Bluet in the Commonwealth of Virginia is 27 December, set in 2015.
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Tags: Enallagma civile, Familiar Bluet damselfly, Family Coenagrionidae, Huntley Meadows Park, male, Narrow-winged Damselflies, vernal pool, wildlife photography
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