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Ebony Jewelwing

Posted by June 4th, 2009 at 6:47 pm

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Dragonflies and Damselflies

Black “Fly” ???
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:46 AM
Hey Dan,
Are you familiar with these ‘flies’ ???
Sorry about the quality of the photo, the foc us is a little off.
Thanks,
Ferd

Ebony Jewelwing

Ebony Jewelwing

Hi Ferd,
This little beauty is a species of Damselfly known as a Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata. The white spots at the tips of the wings indicate that this is a female. You can see more photos on Bugguide.

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