Calopteryx aequabilis
Calopteryx aequabilis, the river jewelwing, is a species of broad-winged damselfly. The species was first described by Say in 1839.[1] 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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| 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]
References
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- Balaban, John and Jane (February 20, 2005). "Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Species Page - Calopteryx aequabilis". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- Lam, Ed. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY: Biodiversity Press, p.18.
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