Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing

Classification · Identification · Range · See Also · Print References · Works Cited

River Jewelwing - Calopteryx aequabilis - male

River Jewelwing - Calopteryx aequabilis - female

Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing - Calopteryx aequabilis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Calopterygidae (Broad-winged Damselflies)

Genus Calopteryx (Jewelwings)

Species aequabilis (River Jewelwing)

Identification

Males glossy green with black wingtips, more on the hindwing. Populations further north tend to have more black.

Male

Females a duller green or even bronzy. S8-10 with pale dorsal stripe. Wingtips can be dark, but the wings themselves tend to be shaded, so it may not be obvious.

Female

Range

Northern US into southern Canada (1)

See Also

There is minimal range overlap in the Northeast, but Sparkling jewelwings are smaller, with males having a bit less black in the wingtips. Females without pale S8-10, wings clearer, and a smaller white stigma.

Print References

(1)

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies and damselflies of the East D. Paulson. 2012. Princeton University Press. 576 pp.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 20 February, 2005 - 6:10pm
Additional contributions by Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 5 December, 2024 - 11:13am

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