Calopteryx maculata  (Ebony Jewelwing)

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Male
15 May 2010  Floyd
Male
15 May 2010 Floyd
Female
27 June 2005  Chattooga
Female
27 June 2005 Chattooga
Male
4 June 2003  Murray
Male
4 June 2003 Murray
Female
6 June 2009  Floyd
Female
6 June 2009 Floyd
Female
15 May 2010  Floyd
Female
15 May 2010 Floyd
Pair in copula
26 May 2010  Floyd
Pair in copula
26 May 2010 Floyd
Female
1 June 2013  Floyd
Female
1 June 2013 Floyd

Common on small to medium woodland streams across Georgia, but less common in the Coastal Plain.

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