Family Calopterygidae (Broad-winged damselflies)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ArthropodaClass: InsectaOrder: Odonata Phenology

Calopterygidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Calopteryx aequabilisRiver jewelwing(NA) HerePhenology
Calopteryx amataSuperb Jewelwing HerePhenology
Calopteryx angustipennisAppalachian Jewelwing(NA) HerePhenology
Calopteryx dimidiataSparkling Jewelwing(NA) HerePhenology
Calopteryx maculataEbony Jewelwing HerePhenology
Calopteryx speciesJewelwing species(NA) HerePhenology
Hetaerina americanaAmerican Rubyspot(NA) HerePhenology
Hetaerina speciesRubyspot species HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
Worldwide, this family of damselfly species occur more in the tropics than in North America. They distinguish themselves from other damselflies by having broad wings with a dense array of wing veins. They are the only family that tend to point their abdomens upward when the air temperatures are high. They also usually set themselves apart from other damselfly families by their larger size and often displaying metallic bodies and/or colored wings.

Taxon References for Calopterygidae

Book: Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East, by Dennis Paulson, Princeton Field Guides series.


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