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Calopteryx maculata
This beautiful damselfly is about 39–57 mm (1.5–2.2 in) in length. Males have metallic blue-green bodies and black wings. The colors of a female are similar but are much more subdued.
I usually find this damselfly along clean streams in wooded to semi-wooded areas.
Spotted on Jun 27, 2012
Submitted on Jun 28, 2012
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This is a damselfly species I'd very much like to photograph someday.