Calopteryx aequabilis
Calopteryx aequabilis, the river jewelwing,[1] is a species of broad-winged damselfly. It is one out of the 170 species of the Odonata found from northeastern Alberta to Newfoundland and south in most of the United States.[2]
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Genus: | Calopteryx |
Species: | C. aequabilis |
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Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1839 | |
Description
The male has a metallic blue-green body and black wing tips. The female is duller brown with smoky wing tips that have white spots near the tips. The naiad is pale brown with darker markings.[2][3]
Habitat
It lives near small to moderate forest streams.[2]
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References
Wikispecies has information related to Calopteryx aequabilis |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calopteryx aequabilis. |
- Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing, BugGuide
- Calopteryx aequabilis, Entomology Collection, U. Alberta
- Lam, Ed. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY: Biodiversity Press, p.18.
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