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River Jewelwing (m)
Calopteryx aequibilis
43.6524, -123.875
Field Notes
Description:
Brightly colored damselfly that prefers running water in which to lay eggs. The males actively court the females, fluttering overhead and fighting among themselves to attract attention, rarely straying for from the water. Males are distinctive with bright metallic green bodies
Females are no less spectacular, but somewhat more subtle with mixed greens and golds and a white spot on a golden brown wing posted in spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2047113201
Habitat:
Mill Creek Oregon
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