River jewelwing facts for kids
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Calopterygidae
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C. aequabilis
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| Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1839
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Calopteryx aequabilis, the river jewelwing, is a species of broad-winged damselfly. The species was first described by Say in 1839. It is one out of the 170 species of the Odonata found from northeastern Alberta to Newfoundland and south in most of 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.
Habitat
It lives near small to moderate forest streams.
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