Macro Monday: Ebony Jewelwing

Calopteryx macula

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A pair of ebony jewelwings is nearby, poised on a broad-leaved overhang of fox grape and silky dogwood, she resting her white-tipped dark wings and he his jet black ones above their burnished-metal bodies . . . fish and damselflies, jewels set in a sunlit run of the brook at midday.

from Following the Water, David M. Carroll

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Photo Hunters: From Water to Land — Damselflies

The larva of damselflies live in water. This particular one is the larva of Calopterygidae — the larva of a broad-winged damselfly.

And here is a damselfly. Not the same species, but you get the idea of the drastic changes that happen. This is a taiga bluet damselfly. The photos will open full-size in a new window when clicked.

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It's A Calopterygidae!

Do you remember this bug from the aquatic insect and crustacean expedition? It's been identified by John & Jane Balaban at bugguide.net as Calopterygidae — the larva of a broad-winged damselfly. I have played liberally with the white balance in order to display features of the larva. This post has been cross-posted on Barton Daily Photo.
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