Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Slender Bluet
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; WMA – Wildlife Management Area.
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| Species common name Scientific name |
Length (in inches; M and F if different) | Flight season Relative abundance |
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| Habitat. | |||
| Slender Bluet Enallagma traviatum |
M: 1.1-1.3″ F: 1.2-1.3″ | 2 Jun — 25 Jul Uncommon |
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| Habitat: Shady ponds, usually w/ abundant emergent vegetation; very slow-moving streams. Stays mostly at pond edges. | |||
M and F (ovipositing)
June 13, 2013
Meadowbrook Park
Bonnie Ott
Male
June 24, 1997
Pigtail, Triadelphia Reservoir
Bob Solem