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Ebony Jewelwing - Female

Calopteryx maculata

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Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata OdonataCentral


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MichaelFulbright
MichaelFulbright 12 years ago

No prob!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Micheal your point is right..they mostly find near small canals and small ponds...lake sides...!!

RobShedden
RobShedden 12 years ago

yes just feet from a stream...thanks for the ID

MichaelFulbright
MichaelFulbright 12 years ago

These are female Ebony Jewelwings. You can tell the sex by the white spots on the wings and also the general body color. The specific epitet refers to those spots.

Did you find this near a stream?

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Blackwing damselfly

RobShedden
Spotted by
RobShedden

Canada

Spotted on Jun 19, 2011
Submitted on Jun 22, 2011

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