English name:  Syrian Bluet

Size:  Medium-sized damselfly (3-4cm).

Habitat:  Still waters with floating aquatic plants.

Distribution: From Israel and Jordan through Syria and Lebanon to Turkey.

Season:  Flies from mid-April to the end of May (according to data from Turkey).  

Identification marks: Blue-black damselfly.

Coengarions in the country are recognizable by narrow antehumeral stripes and broad, large spots between the eyes.

It is distinguished from the elegant Coengarion by the fact that on the third and fourth segments on the sides of the abdomen, narrow and long extensions extend from the black stripes almost to the end of the segment.

Similar species:

The other damselflies in the country that are blue-black in color are the azure dartlet and the elegant Coengarion.