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The Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Damselfly ​"The Bluet Damselfly" Common and Scientific Name- The Zygoptera Coenagrioniade damselfly is one of the many damselfly's found around the world. The more common name for the Zygoptera Coenagrionidae Damselfly is the Bluet Damselfly.  

Natural Habitat and Location-  The Bluet Damselfly is found on the East side of Papua New Guinea, a country in Oceania which is Southwestern to the Pacific Ocean. Papua New Guinea is mostly mountains and rain forests. Other animals that live in this region include butterflies,iguana's,lemurs,lizards, and more. The area is also surrounded by coral reefs and many different kinds of lakes. Some abiotic factors that affect the Bluet Damselfly as well as the other animals in Papua New Guinea include oxygen,temperature,food,soil,and pollution. Some biotic factors are trees,grass,plants, etc. This unique Damselfly is usually found near lakes or streams and can sometimes be found resting on stems or trees around the area.

Niche The Bluet Damselfly,as every other animal, has a niche. The Bluet Damselfy is very specific when it comes to its eating habit and diet. They mainly eat other insects and are terrific hunters. They sometimes eat butterflies,moths,and bees as well. They eat by using their two front legs to catch their prey and eating with their mouths. Damselflies are about 25 to 45 mm long. All other Bluet damselfly's mostly stick to still,shallow water. Like in ponds and the edges of lakes. Once they mature and take flight,they tend to fly all over the place,but still stay close to bodies of water. Damselflies also prefer a nice,warm climate. Damselflies can not survive in cold weather, such as snow. Damselflies are often compared to dragonflies, because of their long bodies and eating habits. There is no set age as to when damselflies start to reproduce. They do produce very often, and have many offspring when they do, but not too many. The damselfly is mostly active during the spring and summertime, and can be found during the day. Adult males usually stay by the water in order to find a mate, but the bluet damselfly and dragonflies usually stay together. The bluet damselfly can fly up to 30 mph and can see about 15m away.

Population Expansion The bluet damselfly can fill the niche left by the Queen Alexandra Birdwing Butterfly. First off, they both live in the same region of Papua New Guinea. They both also eat plants around that area. They also both reproduce,but not too often, and only appear during the spring and summertime. The Bluet Damselfly and the Queen Alexandra Butterfly both go near water,which means that if the Damselfly replaced the Butterfly, it could still be in it's natural habitat.

Species In Competition <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 138%;"> The Queen Alexandra Butterfly has been restricted to approximately 100 square kilometers of costal rainforest in Papua New Guinea. Although, researchers say that there are many Bluet Damselflies in the Papua New Guinea region. I think this is mainly because the Bluet Damselfly is a secondary consumer. Therefore, the Birdwing Butterfly can be replaced very quickly because their are only a few and Bluet Damselfly's eat many kinds of Butterflies ( the queen Alexandra being one of them). In the future, Bluet Damselflies can take over for many reasons. Then,the damselflies will probably become extinct because now, the tertiary consumer has less to eat which means something else will replace the Bluet Damselfly in the end, so on and so forth.

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Ingram, Dave. "The Delicate Damselfly." the Damselfly. Search Monster Web Directory, 13 Sept. 2005. Web. 14 Oct. 2009. <http://www.daveingram.ca/ bcdragonflies/damsels.html>.

Lam, Ed. Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, New York: BioDiverslty Books, 2004. Print.

Sabet, Jason, and Brian R Spear. "Dragonflies and Damselflies." Introduction to the Odonata. UCMP, n.d. Web. 11 Oct. 2009. <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/ arthropoda/uniramia/odonatoida.html>.span style="color: #ff008a; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 23.8px; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #ff008a; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> === <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">