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Calopteryx aequabilis

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River jewelwing
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C. aequabilis
Binomial name
Calopteryx aequabilis
Say, 1839

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 Nova Scotia and south in most of the United States.[2]

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]

References

  1. ^ Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing, BugGuide
  2. ^ a b c Calopteryx aequabilis, Entomology Collection, U. Alberta
  3. ^ Lam, Ed. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY: Biodiversity Press, p.18.