Common Bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum
CommonPhoto: Mathias Krumbholz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Insectcarnivore
The Common Bluet is a delicate damselfly found across Europe, parts of Asia, and North America. It thrives in freshwater habitats, where its presence signals a healthy ecosystem. This slender insect measures about 1.1 to 1.4 inches long, with wings that glisten in the sunlight.
- Its wingspan is roughly 0.71 to 0.79 inches.
- It lives mainly between latitudes 40°N and 72°N.
- It’s closely related to the Nearctic species Enallagma annexum.
FreshwaterWetlandEuropeAsiaNorth America
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Enallagma cyathigerum
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia, North America
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- tiny
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
