(Enallagma pictum) (Morse, 1895)

Range: Extreme southern New Brunswick south to New Jersey

Habitat: Ponds with extensive floating vegetation

The striking, state-listed (Threatened) Scarlet Bluet is one of several Northeast endemic bluets with a very restricted range. Though known from a number of sites through the mid and upper Cape, there are but two historical records from the outer Cape (north of Orleans). It seems to have disappeared from at least a few sites where it was present 20-30 years ago. The species has a summer flight season and should be looked for from early July through mid-August.