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Ebony Jewelwings - ovipositor? - Calopteryx maculata - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Ben Mazur

Ebony Jewelwings - ovipositor? - Calopteryx maculata - Male Female
Sylvania, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
June 7, 2007
Okay, less of a general ID request, since I strongly suspect that these are Ebony Jewelwings. What I wanted to ask, is whether if, in anyone's opinion, that's an ovipositor visible on the top (blue) one, or just something stuck to it?
Contributed by Ben Mazur on 10 June, 2007 - 11:22am
Last updated 21 June, 2007 - 5:10pm

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies and Damselflies.
… john and jane balaban, 21 June, 2007 - 5:10pm

nope
Indeed they are Ebony Jewelwings. The one in the foreground with the white spots on the wings (pseudostigma) is a female, while the one in the background is a male. There's probably something stuck on him.
… Ben Coulter, 10 June, 2007 - 6:11pm

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