Kebnat

Broad-winged Damselflies

Calopterygidae · 4 species

In Québec, the family Calopterygidae (order Odonata) counts 4 species of insects. The stars? Ebony Jewelwing, River Jewelwing and Superb Jewelwing, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, with 4 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Estrie4
  2. Montérégie4
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  5. Capitale-Nationale3
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  7. Lanaudière3
  8. Laurentides3
  9. Centre-du-Québec3
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Montréal2
  12. Outaouais2
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Nord-du-Québec2
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  16. Laval2
  17. Côte-Nord1

Broad-winged Damselflies 4

Odonata
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Calopterygidae
All151Libellulidae31Coenagrionidae29Gomphidae27Corduliidae25Aeshnidae21Lestidae9Calopterygidae4Cordulegastridae3Macromiidae2
Ebony Jewelwing1,092 observations
River Jewelwing249 observations
Superb Jewelwing56 observations
American Rubyspot17 observations