Calopteryx aequabilis explained

Calopteryx aequabilis, the river jewelwing, is a species of broad-winged damselfly. The species was first described by Thomas Say in 1839.^[1] It is one out of the 170 species of the Odonata found from northeastern Alberta to Newfoundland and southward in most of northern part the United States.

Description

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.^{[2] [3]}

Habitat

It lives near small to moderate forest streams.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Balaban . John and Jane . February 20, 2005 . Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing . BugGuide . November 12, 2020.
2. Web site: Species Page - Calopteryx aequabilis . Entomology Collection . University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001126/http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?b=Odonata&c=7&s=6145# . September 24, 2015.
3. Lam, Ed. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY: Biodiversity Press, p.18.