Calopterygidae
Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798)
Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798)
Hetaerina americana, the American rubyspot, is a distinctive North American calopterygid damselfly with a characteristic mating behavior.
Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur, 1842)
Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur, 1842)
Hetaerina cruentata is a stable least-concern broad-winged damselfly species found in Central and South America.
Hetaerina titia (Drury, 1773)
Hetaerina titia (Drury, 1773)
The smoky rubyspot Hetaerina titia is a stable broad-winged damselfly rated least concern by the IUCN, found in Central and North America.
Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen, 1853
Hetaerina vulnerata Hagen, 1853
The canyon rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata is a stable least-concern broad-winged damselfly found across the Americas.
Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879
Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879
Red-striped rubyspot (Hetaerina miniata) is a 1879-described damselfly in the Calopterygidae family.
Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780)
Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780)
Calopteryx splendens, the banded demoiselle, is a large Eurasian damselfly that lives in freshwater habitats, especially running water.
Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calopteryx virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calopteryx virgo, the beautiful demoiselle, is a Palearctic damselfly that lives around clean cool flowing waters.
Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
Calopteryx maculata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807)
Calopteryx maculata is a North American damselfly with distinct male and female coloration, found near wooded waterways.
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840
Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840
Calopteryx aequabilis is a winged insect that lives near small to moderate forest streams, with distinct coloration across sexes and life stages.
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889
Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889
Calopteryx amata, the superb jewelwing, is a North American damselfly species native to eastern Canada and northeastern US.
Calopteryx angustipennis (Selys, 1853)
Calopteryx angustipennis (Selys, 1853)
The Appalachian jewelwing (Calopteryx angustipennis) is the largest jewelwing damselfly, native to eastern and southeastern US waterways.
Calopteryx cornelia Selys, 1853
Calopteryx cornelia Selys, 1853
Calopteryx cornelia is a least-concern broad-winged damselfly species with a stable population, reviewed by IUCN in 2009.
Calopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839
Calopteryx dimidiata Burmeister, 1839
Calopteryx dimidiata, the sparkling jewelwing, is a small damselfly found across eastern and southeastern US forest streams.
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825)
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825)
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis is a demarcated damselfly native to the western Mediterranean Basin, living in and around fresh waters.
Calopteryx syriaca Rambur, 1842
Calopteryx syriaca Rambur, 1842
Calopteryx syriaca, the Syrian demoiselle, is a southern Levant damselfly with declining populations from river habitat loss.
Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825)
Calopteryx xanthostoma (Charpentier, 1825)
Calopteryx xanthostoma, the western demoiselle, is a Calopterygidae damselfly found in southern France and the Iberian Peninsula.
Calopteryx japonica Selys, 1869
Calopteryx japonica Selys, 1869
Calopteryx japonica is a broad-winged damselfly species found in parts of East Asia.
Atrocalopteryx atrata (Selys, 1853)
Atrocalopteryx atrata (Selys, 1853)
Atrocalopteryx atrata is a widespread Asian damselfly of the Calopterygidae family found near water in varied habitats.
Echo modesta Laidlaw, 1902
Echo modesta Laidlaw, 1902
Echo modesta is a stable least-concern broad-winged damselfly species in the family Calopterygidae.
Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853
Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853
Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853 is a large sexually dimorphic damselfly found across East and Southeast Asia at around 900m near vegetated mountain waterways.
Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879
Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879
Matrona is a damselfly genus in Calopterygidae, which includes the species Matrona nigripectus Selys, 1879 among others.
Matrona cyanoptera Hämäläinen & Yeh, 2000
Matrona cyanoptera Hämäläinen & Yeh, 2000
Matrona cyanoptera is a damselfly species found around low-altitude mountain shallow water, with distinct coloration between sexes.
Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Neurobasis chinensis is a large metallic damselfly that breeds in forest streams, with distinct sexual wing color differences.
Phaon iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839)
Phaon iridipennis (Burmeister, 1839)
Phaon iridipennis is a large iridescent-winged damselfly widespread across shaded forest habitats in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
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