Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)
(Common Blue Damselfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEnallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
FamilyCOENAGRIONIDAE (red and blue damselflies, and demoiselles)
SuborderZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly) :
1: Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
18 May 2007 OSGR: TF61 52° 40’ N, 0° 30’ E Vice County: West Norfolk (VC 28) England
Teneral male, resting on sandy bank
Image 1: Teneral male - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 2: Teneral male - head and thorax - dorso-lateral view - close-up
2: Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
31 May 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female - blue form
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - in situImage 2: Female - dorsal view - in situ (2)Image 3: Female - dorsal view - in situ (3)Image 4: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situImage 5: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situ (2)Image 6: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situ (3)Image 7: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situ (4)Image 8: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situ (5)Image 9: Female - tail - dorsal view
3: Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
31 May 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - in situImage 2: Male - dorsal view - in situ (2)
4: Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
31 May 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorso-lateral view - in situImage 2: Female - lateral view - in situImage 3: Female - lateral view - in situ (2)
5: Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
15 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, near pond
Image 1: Male - anterior view - in situImage 2: Male - dorsal view - in situImage 3: Male - lateral view - in situImage 4: Male - lateral view - in situ (2)
6: Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
12 Jul 1975 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Male
Image 1: Male - lateral view - in situImage 2: Male - lateral view - in situ (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view - in situ (3)
7: Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
26 May 1974 OSGR: SE21 53° 40’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
Exuvia on Sycamore trunk by pond
Image 1: Exuvia - in situ

Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)
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