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Enallagma carunculatum (Tule Bluet)BC conservation rank: S5. Yellow List.Description: Male has more black than blue on the middle abdominal segments (other species have more blue); appendages, fig. 4c. Female has a black stripe along the top of abdominal segment 8. Length: male 32 mm, female 33 mm. Global Range: British Columbia east to Nova Scotia; south to Maryland, Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Baja California (Westfall and May 1996). Faunal element: Austral (see Appendix 2). BC Distribution: Widespread over the southern half of the province. In northern BC, restricted to the central interior, from the Cariboo-Chilcotin north to the Fort St. James region. Biology: Common at low and moderate elevations. In BC, typical of lakes and large marshes (Wm01-02, Wm05-06) rather than small ponds. Tolerates alkaline conditions and is often common along exposed lakeshores, especially where there are stands of cattails or bulrushes (Wm05-06). BC flight period: mid May to late October; most records range from mid June to late August.
Enallagma carunculatum Map 3. Frequency of records in British Columbia by NTS 1/50,000 mapsheet. |
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