About Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876
Enallagma traviatum Selys, 1876, commonly known as the slender bluet, is a blue damselfly species named for its thin abdomen. Both sexes have large eyespots connected by a thin blue line, and thin black shoulder stripes. For males, abdominal segments 8 and 9 are blue, while segment 10 is black, and their terminal appendages are longer than those of closely related similar species. For females, abdominal segments 8 through 10 are blue, and the top of segment 8 bears a black bar or T-shaped mark. This species lives along large ponds and lakes, especially those located near forest edges. In Oklahoma, adults generally fly in June and July. It is distributed across multiple states in the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District Of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, and West Virginia. In Canada, it is found in Ontario.
