Taiga Bluet
Coenagrion resolutum
Male


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face

13
 
midway

09

11

15


Shows "U" marking and genitalia on 2nd segment,
striped legs and close-up of markings on side of thorax

006

Appendages
25
21
5

Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis

Located 30 July, 2008, Midway, Wasatch County, Utah
GPS N. 40º35' 25.47",  W.  111º 30' 10.40"
Elevation 8339 feet
Photo taken 31 July, 2008

 
Male
They have no dark band around eyes
Mostly black above
segment 8 is all blue
Segment 9 is mostly blue
pale blue to turquoise
green tinged thorax
middle abdominal segments are mostly black
black markings on segment 2 are U-shaped
tear-shaped eye spots on male only
Wide black stripe in middle of the dorsal side of thorax, then turquoise  stripe, then black stripe, then turquoise with just a trace of another black stripe

Female
Turquoise, tan or green
very large eye spots
Don't have vulvar spine segment 8

Descriptions Per Kathy Biggs "Common Dragonflies of the Southwest"

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