The Calopterygidae are a family of damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 mm, are often metallic-coloured, and can be differentiated from other damselflies by the broader connection between the wings and the body, as opposed to the abrupt narrowing seen in other damselfly families. The family contains some 150 species.
The Platycnemididae are a family of damselflies. They are known commonly as white-legged damselflies. There are over 400 species native to the Old World. The family is divided into several subfamilies.
Hetaerina is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males. The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. H. rudis, the Guatemalan rubyspot, is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.
Euphaeidae, sometimes incorrectly named Epallagidae and commonly called gossamerwings, is a family of damselflies in the odonate superfamily Calopterygoidea. The family is small, consisting of around 78 species living species in nine genera occurring in the Palearctic, Australasia, and Asia. The family contains two subfamilies, Euphaeinae, encompassing all the living species and a single fossil genus, and the extinct Eodichromatinae, encompassing fossil genera from the Eocene to late Oligocene. Euphaeid species are large and mostly metallic-coloured, looking similar to species of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae.
Echo is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. There are five species. A sixth, Echo maxima, is sometimes included, but it probably belongs to a different genus.
Vestalis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae.
Vestalis gracilis, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is known commonly as the clear-winged forest glory or clear-winged flash-wing. It is native to Southeast Asia and surrounding regions.
Matrona is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae.
Vestalis apicalis, or the black-tipped forest glory, is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Neurobasis chinensis, stream glory is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. It is a common species distributed across much of Asia.
Atrocalopteryx atrata is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is native to Asia, where it is widespread in China, Korea, and Japan.
Vestalis submontana is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is principally found in the Western Ghats of India, with some records further east.
Calopterygoidea is a superfamily of damselflies in the order Odonata.
Calopteryginae is a subfamily of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are about 17 genera and more than 160 described species in Calopteryginae.
Caliphaea is a genus of broad-winged damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. There are about five described species in Caliphaea.
Atrocalopteryx atrocyana is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae.
Atrocalopteryx coomani is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae.
Atrocalopteryx auco is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae.
Atrocalopteryx melli is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae.
Atrocalopteryx oberthueri is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae.
