damselflies

suborder Zygoptera

Member of dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

bluets
genus Enallagma

bluets
genus Enallagma

hold wings along the side of the abdomen
tend to land on stems and hang a little more vertically

dancers
genus Argia

dancers
genus Argia

hold wings over the abdomen
tend to sit horizontally
black shoulder strip on thorax tends to be pinched near the middle or split Y-shaped

3 observed taxons / 3 unobserved taxons / 2 keys

Chris’s observations: 9 (4 are research grade)

Locations:

Russian Ridge OSP: 4
Santa Teresa CP: 2
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
Henry Coe SP

Months:

Apr.: 6
May: 2
Jun.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist