Calopteryx aequabilis, the river jewelwing, is a species of broad-winged damselfly. The species was first described by Thomas Say in 1839.[2] 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.[3][4]

Habitat

It lives near small to moderate forest streams.[3]

References

  1. ^ Paulson, D. R. (2017). "Calopteryx aequabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T165005A65826235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T165005A65826235.en. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ Balaban, John and Jane (February 20, 2005). "Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Species Page - Calopteryx aequabilis". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Lam, Ed. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY: Biodiversity Press, p.18.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calopteryx_aequabilis
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