Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840 is a animal in the Calopterygidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Genus
Calopteryx
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840

This species is Calopteryx aequabilis Say, 1840. Mature males have a metallic blue-green body and black wing tips. Females are duller brown overall, with smoky wing tips that bear white spots close to the wing tip. The aquatic naiad life stage is pale brown with darker markings. This species inhabits areas near small to moderate-sized forest streams.

Photo: (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jim Johnson · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Calopterygidae Calopteryx

More from Calopterygidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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