River jewelwing

Calopteryx aequabilis

''Calopteryx aequabilis'', the river jewelwing, is a species of broad-winged damselfly. It is one out of the 170 species of the Odonata found from northeastern Alberta to Nova Scotia and south in most of the United States.
River Jewelwing - male calopteryx aeqvabilis Calopteryx aequabilis,Geotagged,River jewelwing,Summer,United States,damselfly

Appearance

The male has a metallic blue-green body and black wing tips. The female is duller brown with smoky wing tips that have white spots near the tips. The naiad is pale brown with darker markings.

Habitat

It lives near small to moderate forest streams.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyCalopterygidae
GenusCalopteryx
SpeciesC. aequabilis
Photographed in
United States of America