Coenagrion hastulatum
Species of damselfly
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Coenagrion hastulatum, the northern damselfly or spearhead bluet, is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
| Coenagrion hastulatum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Coenagrion |
| Species: | C. hastulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825 | |
The species is widespread and common in northern Eurasia but is restricted to elevated or bog-like sites towards the west and south.[2] In Britain, it is confined to a few small lochans in Scotland.[3]
Coenagrion hastulatum is 31–33 millimetres (1.2–1.3 in) long.[4]
The specific part of the scientific name, hastulatum, from the Latin hastula (small spear) is because of the distinctive markings on the second segment of the abdomen that resembles a spear.[5]
