Genus

Bluets

Enallagma

14 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyCoenagrionidae (Narrow-winged Damselflies)
GenusEnallagma (Bluets)

Species in this group

Enallagma cyathigerum

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Enallagma pollutum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Enallagma cardenium

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enallagma civile

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enallagma eiseni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enallagma basidens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enallagma signatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enallagma aspersum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enallagma geminatum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Enallagma boreale

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Enallagma carunculatum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Enallagma anna

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Enallagma annexum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Enallagma praevarum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bluets

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 14	~50%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~50%
2	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~40%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~40%
3	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~30%
4	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~30%
	Florida Bluet			~20%
	Purple Bluet			~10%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~30%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~20%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Double-Striped Bluet			~10%
7	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~20%
	Azure Bluet			~10%
	Skimming Bluet			~10%
	Double-Striped Bluet			<5%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
9	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
10	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
11	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
12	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Orange Bluet			~10%
13	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Florida Bluet			~10%
14	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Arroyo Bluet			<5%
15	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
16	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Azure Bluet			~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
17	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 14	~10%
	Boreal Bluet			<5%
	Northern Bluet			<5%
19	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
20	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
21	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
22	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 14	~10%
	Baja Bluet			~10%
23	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
24	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
26	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	River Bluet			<5%
27	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Boreal Bluet			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~30%
2	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~20%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Double-Striped Bluet			~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
3	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
4	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~20%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Double-Striped Bluet			~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
6	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~20%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Tule Bluet			~10%
	Arroyo Bluet			<5%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
7	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
8	Astana	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
9	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	5 of 14	~20%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
	River Bluet			<5%
	Azure Bluet			<5%
10	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~20%
11	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 14	~20%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
	Azure Bluet			<5%
	Double-Striped Bluet			<5%
12	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
	Arroyo Bluet			<5%
13	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Double-Striped Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
	Azure Bluet			<5%
14	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
	Azure Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
15	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Azure Bluet			<5%
16	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Florida Bluet			~10%
	Purple Bluet			<5%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
17	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
18	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
19	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Double-Striped Bluet			<5%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
20	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Skimming Bluet			<5%
21	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
22	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Tule Bluet			~10%
23	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Double-Striped Bluet			<5%
24	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
25	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
26	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
27	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
28	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
29	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Florida Bluet			~10%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
30	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
31	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
32	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
	Arroyo Bluet			<5%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
33	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
34	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
35	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
	Arroyo Bluet			<5%
36	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
37	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
38	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
39	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
40	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Orange Bluet			<5%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
41	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Tule Bluet			~10%
42	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
43	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
44	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
45	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
46	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
47	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
48	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Blue Damselfly			~10%
49	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
50	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
51	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Familiar Bluet			~10%
52	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Tule Bluet			~10%
53	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Blue Damselfly			<5%
54	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Blue Damselfly			<5%
55	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Blue Damselfly			<5%
56	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Blue Damselfly			<5%
57	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 14	<5%
	Tule Bluet			<5%
58	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 14	<5%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
59	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 14	<5%
	Familiar Bluet			<5%
60	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Blue Damselfly			<5%

Bluets

Species in this group

Common Blue Damselfly

Florida Bluet

Purple Bluet

Familiar Bluet

Baja Bluet

Double-Striped Bluet

Orange Bluet

Azure Bluet

Skimming Bluet

Boreal Bluet

Tule Bluet

River Bluet

Northern Bluet

Arroyo Bluet

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bluets

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked