Enallagma sp(p). from Evergreen Brick Works, Greater Toronto Area, ON (1)

[grmanners]

These four have been on iNaturalist since I saw them with no takers. The only "Bluet" I have had identified from the area thus far is Enallagma geminatum.

I should be very much grateful for any help.

Thanks

[Trehopr1]

I'm fairly certain that you can identify most of these if you just look at some of the (many) books offered online on the (well covered) topic of North American Odonata.

I have personally seen at least a half dozen books along with pictured fold-out pamphlets offered at bookstores. All are of relatively (recent) origin and all have excellent pictures as this order has been very popular with many nature type enthusiasts.

Field enthusiasts are very passionate about taking pictures and or identifying species within this order; almost as passionately as birders are about their birding !

I suggest this because so far as I know there are no resident specialists on this order and only a relative few of the most common species can be identified by the whole of the rest of us....

[Cabintom]

My understanding is that with these Bluets you need a clear look at the claspers to hope for a specific ID.

[grmanners]

According to Paulson (D., 2011: Dragonflies and damselflies of the East. Princeton Field Guides), only Enallagma geminatum has dark eye with blue band, which therefore gives ID to nos 1, 2, and 4.

No. 3 may be more problematic because of the angle of the photo.

Edited to add: But strangely enough the version of the images I have posted on this forum suggest that all four are the same species.