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INSECTS

Ebony Jewelwing

Calopteryx maculata

Insects
Native
Ebony Jewelwing, photo 1 of 5
Ebony Jewelwing, Nymph
Ebony Jewelwing, Male
48 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Calopterygidae 48 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects. Its aquatic larva feeds on animal prey.

There are 1,092 observations of Ebony Jewelwing in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Estrie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais255
  2. Laurentides179
  3. Estrie143
  4. Capitale-Nationale109
  5. Lanaudière101
  6. Montérégie80
  7. Mauricie73
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches35
  9. Centre-du-Québec27
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue27
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean22
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  13. Montréal12
  14. Côte-Nord10
  15. Laval2
  16. Nord-du-Québec1
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

River JewelwingCalopteryx aequabilis
Variable DancerArgia fumipennis
Superb JewelwingCalopteryx amata
Azure BluetEnallagma aspersum
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis
American RubyspotHetaerina americana
Fragile ForktailIschnura posita
Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialis