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Ebony Jewelwings

Calopteryx maculata

Photo by albear1960
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Field Notes

Description:

The males have metallic blue-green bodies and black wings. Females have duller brown bodies and smoky wings and glistening white spots near tip wings.

Habitat:

It lives near wooded streams and rivers.

Reference Links:

Damselflies of Kentucky - University of Kentucky Entomology

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
albear1960
Thanks ForestDragon- I will change this info ASAP!
ForestDragon
These beauties are also called Ebony Jewelwings. They are members of the Broad-winged Damselfly Family. I hope I can get a spotting of one of these some time. http://bugguide.net/node/view/601

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PublishedOctober 12, 2011

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