Common Name:
Northern Bluet Latin Name:
Enallagma annexum Hagen, 1861
(R. Bercha, det.)
Length: 32 mm
Range: Throughout Alberta
Habitat: Marshes, ponds, lakes
Time of year seen: May to
August (Additional Sightings)
Diet:
Insects
Other: The Northern Bluet is
a widespread and common species in Alberta. Large concentrations maybe
present. Look for it around marshes, ponds and lakes. It
generally avoids saline and acid water, hence it will not be found in peat
lands or alkaline ponds or lakes. It emerges slightly later then the
very similar Boreal Bluet, with the flight period starting in mid-May and
ending by mid-August. (Acorn, 2004). |