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Black-winged Damselfly (male)

Calopteryx maculata

Spotting Image 1

Description:

Bright green body with black wings. Female would have had a white patch on wings.

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania

Notes:

Also known as an Ebony Jewelwing

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Elton_Wizard
Elton_Wizard 8 months ago

Hey, that's a nice name!

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 9 months ago

Nice spotting. I haven't heard that common name before for this species, only Ebony Jewelwing.

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Spotted by William_Dembowski

Pennsylvania, USA

Lat: 40.28, Long: -78.80

Spotted on Aug 4, 2012
Submitted on Aug 10, 2012

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damselfly

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