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Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens
The Double-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens) is a widespread damselfly of rivers and streams across much of the U.S. The photo here, of a breeding pair, was a digital capture in May, 2003, in Bastrop Co., Texas with a Canon EOS 10D and EF 300 mm F4 L IS lens with a 1.4 X extender and 550 EX flash.

The photo here, of a female, was taken in April, 2005, in Uvalde Co., Texas With a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and an EF 180 mm Macro F/3.5 lens with a 580 flash.

The photo on the right, of a male, was taken in Bandera Co., Texas in May, 2005.
The next two shots of a pair of Double-striped Bluets in copula were taken near Woodville, Tyler Co., Texas, in June, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 l IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash.
 
The male Double-striped Bluet shown here was in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio, in July, 2009.
The male Double-striped Bluet on the right was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in September, 2011. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.
The female Double-striped Bluet on the right was along the Guadalupe River in Victoria, Victoria Co., Texas, in September, 2011. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash.
The male Double-striped Bluet on the right was in Austin, Travis Co., Texas, in April, 2012.
The female Double-striped Bluet on the right as well as the next two shots of males were taken in Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas, in July, 2012, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 1.4X extender.
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens
male
Hornsby Bend,
Austin, Travis Co., Texas
15 February 2013
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens
male
Pedernales River Nature Park,
Johnson City,
Blanco Co., Texas
4 June 2013
Double-striped Bluet
Enallagma basidens
male
Pedernales River Nature Park,
Johnson City,
Blanco Co., Texas
13 June 2013