Range & Habitat:

Found in bogs in the pine barrens (duh!)

An early flier.

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female

pair

Description:

Small, with small postocular spots and no occipital bar.  The blue humeral stripe is usually about 1.5x the width of the black antehumeral and the abdomen is usually more black than blue.  There is usually a black lateral mark on S8.  New England Bluet tends to be more blue but cannot be positively identified without examination of the claspers.

Conservation Status:

Global: G3 - Very rare and local throughout its range, found locally in a restricted range, or vulnerable due to other factors

Flight season:

Early Date: 5/8
Late Date: 6/27

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