Calopteryx amata (Superb Jewelwing)

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Male
15 June 2010  Union
Male
15 June 2010 Union
Female
15 June 2010  Union
Female
15 June 2010 Union
Male
15 June 2010  Union
Male
15 June 2010 Union
Female
12 June 2010  Union
Female
12 June 2010 Union
Male
12 June 2010  Union
Male
12 June 2010 Union
Female
12 June 2010  Union
Female
12 June 2010 Union
Male
11 June 2017 Randolph, VA
Male
11 June 2017 Randolph, VA
Female
11 June 2017 Randolph, VA
Female
11 June 2017 Randolph, VA
Male
12 June 2010  Union
Male
12 June 2010 Union

A northeastern species, this big, beautiful damsefly is, in northwest Georgia, at the extreme southen limit of its range.

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