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Only one species found in North America, this damselfly
repeatedly gets mistaken for a bluet. The male thorax is black
dorsally , blue laterally with a small yellow patch on the lower part of
the thorax. The abdomen is mostly black with blue rings on
segments 3 through 7 and blue with a pattern of black markings
on dorsally on segments 8 and 9. The wings are clear, eyes are
blue with no postocular spots. Females resemble males but
are of a light brown coloration where the male is blue. Females
also show the lateral yellow thoracic patch. |