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Ebony Jewelwing

Calopteryx maculata

The Ebony Jewelwing is a beautiful dragonfly with shiny black wings and a sparkling blue-green body. They love to flutter around near water and are fun to watch as they dance in the air.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Ebony Jewelwing is a striking damselfly with a shimmering metallic green body. Males have distinctive, completely opaque black wings, while females have dark, smoky wings with a white spot near the tip. This unique combination of bright body and dark wings makes it easily identifiable.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungOdonataFamilieCalopterygidaeGattungCalopteryx
Ebony Jewelwing
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Ebony Jewelwing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Males have wings so dark, they absorb sunlight to help warm up for flight!

These dainty insects often "perch" with their wings folded tightly along their body!

They spend over a year as a fierce larva, hidden at the bottom of streams!

Wow! Baby jewelwings breathe underwater using feathery gills on their tails!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Flashy Flier

Ebony Jewelwing males can perform elaborate aerial dances because of their powerful wings that help them attract mates.

Fähigkeit

Underwater Nursery

Ebony Jewelwing females can lay eggs inside aquatic plant stems because of their special ovipositor that helps protect their young.

Fähigkeit

Sharp-Eyed Hunter

Ebony Jewelwing has large compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects while hunting over water.

Fähigkeit

Winged Warning

Ebony Jewelwing males have completely black wings that flash in sunlight, helping them signal territory to other damselflies.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
50-70 mm
Größe
38-57 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Ebony Jewelwings are aerial predators, snatching up tiny flying insects with lightning speed!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat tiny aquatic invertebrates, while adults feast on flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • small flies
  • gnats
  • aphids

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adults are caught by quick-flying insectivorous birds.

eaten by

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Frogs ambush adult damselflies that fly too close to the water.

eaten by

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Fish eat the aquatic larvae as a source of protein.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Adults perch on stems near water, resting and hunting.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Jewelwing

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be careful near water where they live, and watch them from a safe distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Ebony Jewelwing?

50-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Ebony Jewelwing?

38-57 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Ebony Jewelwing?

30-60 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Ebony Jewelwing?

8 km/h

Was frisst Ebony Jewelwing?

Ebony Jewelwings are aerial predators, snatching up tiny flying insects with lightning speed!

Wo findet man Ebony Jewelwing normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Ebony Jewelwing?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Ebony Jewelwing?

6

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