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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Broad-winged Damselflies (Calopterygidae) » Jewelwings (Calopteryx) » River Jewelwing (Calopteryx aequabilis)
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River Jewelwing Male - Calopteryx aequabilis - male
Copyright © 2012 Christopher Christie

River Jewelwing Male - Calopteryx aequabilis - Male
Powder River, near Hudspeth Road; UTM 11T 0413798E 4948242N; about 4060' elevation, Baker County, Oregon, USA
July 30, 2012
Calopteryx aequabilis  (Say, 1839) male. Slower moving portion of the Powder River, downstream from Hudspeth Road where a few large shrubs (willow/alder) remain on the banks on both sides of the river. A few Jewelwings were found mostly on limbs or grasses directly next to, but most often, overhanging the river. Photo was taken at 3 PM.
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Contributed by Christopher Christie on 22 October, 2012 - 9:24pm
Last updated 26 December, 2013 - 9:50am

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