Family
Calopterygidae (Broad-winged damselflies)
Hetaerina americana. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Calopterygidae are a family of damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, demoiselles, or jewelwings. These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 mm (compared to about 44 mm in the common bluetail damselfly, Ischnura elegans) and are often metallic-coloured. The family contains some 150 species.
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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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