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Calopteryx maculata
Also known as Ebony Jewelwing.
Along a small stream.
Early afternoon during a hot July day.
Spotted on Jul 5, 2008
Submitted on Aug 24, 2011
4 Comments
Ebony Jewelwing!
Nice spotting - tremendous colour!
Thank you! There are many of them here in the mid-late summer. They are beautiful when the sunlight hits them just right. They appear green one second and blue the next.
Nice spotting. I have not seen one before.