Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly

Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly

Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois), also called black-winged damselfly. The ebony jewelwing has an iridescent green body with dark wings. Wings of the male ebony jewelwing are completely black, while wings of the female are smoky bronze with a distinct white spot (pterostigma) at the outer edge of the forewing. This is a female. Adult ebony jewelwings hunt for resting arthropods but can also catch prey in midflight, such as gnats, mosquitoes, and crane flies, using densely spined legs to trap their prey. Ebony Jewelwings can wander quite a distance inland from water sources, but is more likely to be spotted at the bank of a marsh, pond, lake or stream.

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