A male River Jewelwing in the Adirondacks Mountains, New York (6/28/2008). Garrett County is the only county where River Jewelwings have been located. So far only the larval stage has been documented. Adults have never been observed.
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Male and female River Jewelwings in the Adirondacks Mountains, New York (6/28/2008)
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Status
Calopteryx aequabilis is a primarily northern species which has been detected as larvae in Maryland. It inhabits streams to medium-sized rivers with good water quality and extensive aquatic vegetation. It may occur with Ebony Jewelwing, but will also use larger rivers than that species (Paulson, 2011).
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A male River Jewelwing in the Adirondacks Mountains, New York (6/28/2008). Garrett County is the only county where River Jewelwings have been located. So far only the larval stage has been documented. Adults have never been observed.
Media by
Steve Collins.
Male and female River Jewelwings in the Adirondacks Mountains, New York (6/28/2008)
Media by
Steve Collins.
Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Calopteryx |
| Species: | C. aequabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| 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 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
[edit]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
[edit]It lives near small to moderate forest streams.[3]
References
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- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (February 20, 2005). "Species Calopteryx aequabilis - River Jewelwing". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Species Page - Calopteryx aequabilis". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E. H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ Lam, Ed. (2004) Damselflies of the Northeast. Forest Hills, NY: Biodiversity Press, p.18. ISBN 0975401505