Ebony Jewelwing

Ebony Jewelwing - Male

This is a male Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata), another of the few damselflies I can identify to a scientific name. The females look largely the same but have white dots along the top of their wings. These guys are visible around late June through July. I've found them in at least four locations in Massachusetts. By far the easiest to find them at is Garden in the Woods in Framingham. I've also spotted them at Stony Brook in Norfolk, Ashumet Holly in East Falmouth, and occassionally at Broadmoor in Natick. They seem to prefer barely lit forest streams. They like sitting in bright patches of sun twitching their wings for attention.