Alkali Bluet
Enallagma clausum
Male

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Male,  Goshen Canyon -  June 04, 2006

Face
Alkali Bluet male


Lateral View
side view


Alkali Bluet

side view


Thorax
thorax


thorax


thorax

appendage
appendage
appendage



Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
July 02, 2006 - Great Salt Lake Marina, Salt Lake County, Utah
40º 44' 32.70" North  - 112 º 11' 01.43" West
Elevation 4213 feet


1. Face
2., 3., 4.  Full View from different angles
5., 6., 7.  Close-up photos of head and thorax from different angles
8.  Close-up photo of appendages  and the
structures under the 9th segment, called valvules, which surround the male's external genital opening. The valvules are where the sperm come out that are transferred to the genitalia on the second segment by the male before he mates with a female.
9., 10. Close-up photos of appendages from different angles

Characteristics
  • Thin, undivided side stripe with jag near the front
  • Eye spots are large, blue
  • Lower appendage longer than upper
  • More black on abdomen than cyathigerum or boreale
  • Third segment more blue than black
  • Lands on vegetation
  • Wings held at the sides of the abdomen
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