Range & Habitat:

Recorded throughout most of the state, it should be looked for in the counties where it is not yet recorded.

Often found at newly created habitat, such as borrow pits and retention basins.

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male dorsal
pair	female

Description:

The long blue tip to the abdomen, including most of S7 and all of S8, 9 & 10, coupled with the mostly black dorsal surface of the rest of the abdomen, should identify this bluet, one of relatively few that can be told with reasonable certainty in the field.

Conservation Status:

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

Flight season:

Early Date: 5/14
Late Date: 10/27

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