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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Broad-winged Damselflies (Calopterygidae) » Jewelwings (Calopteryx) » Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
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ebony jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata - male
Copyright © 2005 jeff lubchansky

ebony jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata - Male
plainsboro, middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
June 4, 2005
Size: large
1st ones i ever saw. very cooperative for my photo, the female was too close to shoot.
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Contributed by jeff lubchansky on 5 June, 2005 - 6:12pm
Last updated 14 June, 2005 - 7:58pm

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i pay them well to sit still plus residuals.
… jeff lubchansky, 10 June, 2005 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

Ooh.
I just want to say that this is a gorgeous shot. I've never gotten jewelwings to sit still long enough for a photograph.
… Nevhkah, 10 June, 2005 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

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