Common bluet
Enallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)
The common bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum) is an insect in the dragonflies and damselflies group, belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. It is classified in the order Odonata, suborder Zygoptera, superfamily Coenagrionoidea and genus Enallagma, within the class Insecta and phylum Arthropoda.
Quick facts about the common bluet
Its scientific name authority is (Charpentier, 1840), and it also goes by the English names Desert bluet and Common blue damselfly. On the IUCN Red List it is assessed globally as Least Concern (LC), which is not an IUCN threatened category.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 2.9 cm – 3.6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the common bluet?
Photos of the common bluet
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Where does the common bluet live?
Not recorded
What is the common bluet?
Enallagma cyathigerum (common blue damselfly or common bluet) is a species found mainly between latitudes 40°N and 72°N; It is widely distributed in the Palearctic, common in all European countries (including Portugal, Spain, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, etc.) and in Asia in Turkey, Iran, Russia, and South Korea, and throughout Ontario in North America. The species reaches a length of 29–36 mm (1.1–1.4 in) with wings 18–20 mm (0.71–0.79 in) long. Damselflies are an important link between the health of the aquatic ecosystem and its response to climate change. The closely related Nearctic species Enallagma annexum (northern bluet) was at one time considered to be synonymous with it.
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Is the common bluet endangered?
The common bluet is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the common bluet classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderOdonata
- familyCoenagrionidae
- genusEnallagma
- SpeciesEnallagma cyathigerum (Charpentier, 1840)
Synonyms Agrion antiquum, Agrion brunnea, Agrion charpentieri, Agrion cyathigerum, Agrion deserti, Agrion pulchrum, Enallagma continentale, Enallagma deserti, Enallagma mongolicum, Enallagma nigrolineatum, Enallagma nigrothorax, Enallagma ornatiformis, Enallagma possompesi, Enallagma risi, Enallagma rotundatum, Enallagma strouhali
Other names and names in other languages (52)
- Common blue damselflyEnglish
- Common blue damselflyEnglish
- Desert bluetEnglish
- Tigrasti plavacBosnian
- Patge de copaCatalan
- šidélko kroužkovanéCzech
- Mursen Las GyffredinWelsh
- Mursennod Glas CyffredinWelsh
- Almindelig vandnymfeDanish
- BecherazurjungferGerman
- Becher-AzurjungferGerman
- Gemeine BecherjungferGerman
- Agrion comúnSpanish
- Agrion EnallagmaSpanish
- Azulado de copaSpanish
- Azulilla de estanqueSpanish
- Libélula azul comúnSpanish
- SeenliidrikEstonian
- okatytönkorentoFinnish
- L’agrion Porte-coupeFrench
- Agrion porte-coupeFrench
- Portecoupe du désertFrench
- Portecoupe holarctiqueFrench
- cruinneag chumantaScottish Gaelic
- cruinneagan cumantaScottish Gaelic
- Donceliña de copaGalician
- Plavetna kosjenkaCroatian
- Kéksávos légivadászHungarian
- Azzurrina portacaliceItalian
- 알락실잠자리Korean
- 북알락실잠자리Korean
- Paprastoji mėlynoji strėliukėLithuanian
- Mėlynoji StrėliukėLithuanian
- Ezeru krāšņspāreLatvian
- innsjøvannymfeNorwegian Bokmål
- stor blåvannymfeNorwegian Bokmål
- WatersnuffelDutch
- WoestijnsnuffelDutch
- innsjøvassnymfeNorwegian Nynorsk
- Nimfa stawowaPolish
- Libelinha de cogumeloPortuguese
- Libelinha do cogumeloPortuguese
- Стрелка голубаяRussian
- Эналлагма голубаяRussian
- šidielko krúžkovanéSlovak
- Bleščeči zmotecSlovenian
- Bluja e zakonshmeAlbanian
- Plavetna devicaSerbian
- sjöflicksländaSwedish
- allmän blå flicksländaSwedish
- Еналягма чашоноснаUkrainian
- 心斑绿蟌Chinese
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Relatives of the common bluet
Other species in the same genus Enallagma.
Attentuated bluet
Enallagma daeckii
North American slender bluet
Enallagma traviatum
Purple bluet
Enallagma coecum
Baja California bluet
Enallagma eiseni
CompareCommon bluet vs Attentuated bluetCommon bluet vs North American slender bluetCommon bluet vs Purple bluetCommon bluet vs Baja California bluet
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the common bluet?
The common bluet is an insect in the dragonflies and damselflies group. It belongs to the order Odonata, suborder Zygoptera.
What is the scientific name of the common bluet?
The scientific name of the common bluet is Enallagma cyathigerum. It is placed in the genus Enallagma.
Is the common bluet endangered?
No. The common bluet is assessed globally as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List, which is not an IUCN threatened category.
What family does the common bluet belong to?
The common bluet belongs to the family Coenagrionidae, within the superfamily Coenagrionoidea.
What other names does the common bluet have?
The common bluet is also called the Desert bluet and the Common blue damselfly.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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