Calopteryx aequabilis

Calopteryx aequabilis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Calopterygidae
Genus:	Calopteryx
Species:	C. aequabilis
Binomial name
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1839

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 found from British Columbia to Newfoundland and southward to most of the northern part of the United States. ^{[1] [3]}

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 30 July 2025.
2. Balaban, John and Jane (February 20, 2005). "Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
3. "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. ISBN   0975401505