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Calopteryx
Calopteryx is a genus of large damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae. The colourful males often have coloured wings whereas the more muted females usually have clear wings although some develop male (androchrome) wing characteristics. In both sexes, there is no pterostigma.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 13 known species
Ebony Jewelwing
speciesCalopteryx maculata
Banded Demoiselle
speciesCalopteryx splendens
Beautiful Demoiselle
speciesCalopteryx virgo
Copper Demoiselle
speciesCalopteryx haemorrhoidalis
River Jewelwing
speciesCalopteryx aequabilis
Western Demoiselle
speciesCalopteryx xanthostoma
Sparkling Jewelwing
speciesCalopteryx dimidiata
Superb Jewelwing
speciesCalopteryx amata
Calopteryx cornelia
speciesCalopteryx cornelia
Calopteryx japonica
speciesCalopteryx japonica
Appalachian Jewelwing
speciesCalopteryx angustipennis
Calopteryx samarcandica
speciesCalopteryx samarcandica
Glittering Demoiselle
speciesCalopteryx exul
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 51825.