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Calopteryx maculata
2 inches long (50.8 mm) Black with beautiful blue. Male
Open woodlands (Poconos, PA)
Spotted on May 18, 2012
Submitted on May 21, 2012
5 Comments
Carol, great photo! I agree with gatorfellows below. I have 2 spottings so far of Ebony Jewelwings, and yours looks like that species of damselfly.
The other damselfly photos are distant. This is a macro. Lucky on this one. Thanks!
Gorgeous shot Carol !
Think you have a male Ebony Jewelwings females have a white spot at the tip of the wing - males do not. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/601
I also need to know if this is an Ebony Jewelwing damselfly