Broad-winged Damselflies Photo Gallery by Yvonne Merriam at pbase.com

Broad-winged Damselflies

CALOPTERYGIDAE: from the Greek "kalos" (beautiful) + "pteron" (wing or feather) ...you might call these the beautiful-winged damselflies. Their wings are broader - relative to their length - than in the pond damselflies (Coenagrionidae) or spreadwings (Lestidae). Eight species in two genera in North America.
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Ebony Jewelwing ~ Calopteryx maculata
Calopteryx maculata - Ebony Jewelwing Male
Calopteryx maculata - Ebony Jewelwing Male
American Rubyspot Male ~ Hetaerina americana

American Rubyspot Male ~ Hetaerina americana

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Ebony Jewelwing ~ Calopteryx maculata	Calopteryx maculata - Ebony Jewelwing Male	Calopteryx maculata - Ebony Jewelwing Male	American Rubyspot Male ~ Hetaerina americana
American Rubyspot Male ~ Hetaerina americana

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