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Related Species in COENAGRIONIDAE: Number of records for 2020 = 0

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Cherry Bluet (Enallagma concisum) by Mark Shields

Compare with: Burgundy Bluet
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distribution

The southern third/half of the Coastal Plain only, north to Craven Sampson, Cumberland, and Moore counties. NC lies at the northeastern end of the species' range.

abundance

Generally uncommon, but locally fairly common at a few sites, where several single-day counts of 25 or more individuals were made in 2017.

flight

The flight is moderately extended, from very late March to late October.

habitat

Ponds or lakes with sandy bottoms, particularly where there is much emergent vegetation.

See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Herbaceous Ponds and Sloughs

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comments

There are quite a few "holes" in the county range map, suggesting that the species is a bit local in occurrence. Though it is given an S3? SRANK by the NC Natural Heritage Program, it might not quite warrant a Watch List status. There have been quite a few records for the species in 2017 and 2018, including several sizable counts; however, with just 11 counties known in the state, a rank of straight S3 seems most appropriate now.

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Species account update: LeGrand on 2020-01-24 15:49:38

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Photo Gallery for Cherry Bluet		Other NC Galleries: Jeff Pippen Will Cook Ted Wilcox
	Photo by: R.Emmitt, H. LeGrand, J. Pippen Comment: Scotland, 2019-04-28, Gum Swamp Lake, Crawford Lake - Crawford Lake		Photo by: R Emmitt and super DSA crew! Comment: Scotland, 2018-05-11, Scotland Lake
	Photo by: Mark Shields Comment: Carteret, 2018-04-18, Ponds along Patsy Pond Nature Trail, Croatan National Forest		Photo by: Conrad Wernett Comment: Carteret, 2017-05-21, - Patsy Pond. Single female.
	Photo by: Mark Shields Comment: Bladen, 2017-05-07, Horseshoe Lake, Suggs Mill Pond Game Land		Photo by: Conrad Wernett Comment: Carteret, 2017-04-30, - Males, females, tandems and oviposition seen at any body of water from Patsy Pond to Hwy24
	Photo by: Mark Shields Comment: Carteret, 2017-04-04, Ponds along Patsy Pond Nature Trail, Croatan National Forest - teneral		Photo by: Mark Shields Comment: Onslow, 2016-08-05, 1 male, Stones Creek Game Land
	Photo by: Mark Shields Comment: Carteret, 2016-03-29, ponds along Patsy Pond Nature Trail, Croatan National Forest		Photo by: Mark Shields Comment: Brunswick, 2015-08-01, Boiling Spring Lakes - 1 at Spring Lake Park, 3 at North Lake Park
	Photo by: John Petranka, Sally Gewalt Comment: Brunswick, 2014-10-18, Boiling Spring Lakes. Spring Lake Park. - Males on lilypads.		Photo by: Ali Iyoob, Matt Daw, Dan Irizarry Comment: Scotland, 2011-05-05, Scotland Lake in the Gamelands
	Photo by: E. Corey Comment: Onslow, 2007-06-13, immature male, notice thin black line below "shoulders". In the similar Burgundy Bluet, this line is more of a wedge.

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