Orange Bluet Enallagma signatum (Hagen, 1861)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Odonata   >   Family Coenagrionidae   >   Genus Enallagma   

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Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum) is a common to abundant species with an extensive range in eastern North America. This species can be found at ponds, lakes, and slow sections of rivers, and it will tolerate degraded habitats. It often becomes more active later in the day ((Paulson, 2011). This species ranges across Maryland, and almost certainly occurs in every county (Richard Orr's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Maryland and the District of Columbia).

There are 526 records in the project database.

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An Eastern Forktail in Washington Co., Maryland (7/28/2018). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

An Orange Bluet in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/5/2014). Photo by Mike Hudson. (MBP list)

A male Orange Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (7/11/2012). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Orange Bluet in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2020). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A female Orange Bluet in Howard Co., Maryland (7/29/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A female Orange Bluet in York Co., Pennsylvania (7/17/2005). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

Orange Bluet in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) ragswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by ragswell via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Orange Bluets in Howard Co., Maryland (6/13/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A pair Orange Bluets in wheel position in Howard Co., Maryland (5/9/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Orange Bluets in wheel position in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/2007). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A mating pair of Orange Bluets in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/10/2014). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Orange Bluet in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/22/2021). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

An immature male Orange Bluet in Harford Co., Maryland (8/18/2017). Verified by William Edwards/BugGuide. Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

Orange Bluets mating in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/17/2023). (c) Scot Magnotta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Scot Magnotta via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Orange Bluets mating in Calvert Co., Maryland (8/24/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)

Orange Bluets in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/22/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Pamela Cowart-Rickman. (MBP list)

Orange Bluet in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/20/2022). (c) Jason E. Avery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jason Avery. (MBP list)


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