Range & Habitat:

Found locally throughout the coastal plain.  The Passaic County record, published in 1913, needs confirmation.

Found most commonly in wooded grassy seeps and boggy areas where it may perch on the ground like a dancer or on stems and leaves more like a bluet.

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male #2	young male
female

Description:

Small for a dancer, it resembles a medium sized bluet.  Heavy black thoracic stripes and the black top of the head, coupled with its habitat, rule out most bluets

Conservation Status:

Global: G4 - Apparently secure globally

Flight season:

Early Date: 5/11
Late Date: 9/16

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