The species indicated below have been found in California.

Scientific Name Common Name Archaic Name	Remarks/Description Habitat/Flight Dates	Picture in book *Photo/scan at website
FAMILY Calopterygidae Broad-winged Damsels	2 CA genera sizes: large, lengths 25 - 51 mm description: wings broaden gradually from the base; bodies green or dark, or metallic blue/green; wings show some areas of color (are not entirely clear)	Photos by Kathy Biggs, Ken Wilson CA Dragons&Damsels p. 20, 34, 39-40 CA+SW & SW Dragonflies - p. 134 *Broad-winged Damsels of the Southwest *Key to larva in Michigan, UMMZ
GENUS: Calopteryx The Jewelwings	aka Agrionidae 1 CA species description: broad wings with metallic bodies; dark on wings behavior: tend to flutter habitat: very aquatic	Photo by Kathy Biggs CA Dragonflies p. 80 CA Dragons&Damsels p. 39 CA+SW & SW Dragonflies - p. 134 *Jewelwings of the Southwest *Key to larva in Michigan, UMMZ
Calopteryx aequabilis River Jewelwing aka Calopteryx californica photo male photo male photo male photo male photo male photo male photo male photo male ID photo male photo male photo female photo female photo female photo females photo female ID photo female photo female photos behaviors scans male scans male scan female scan female distribution map	size: medium, length 43 - 52 mm male: thorax and abdomen - jewel-like bright metallic green with blue reflections; colors change depending on your viewing angle; outer 1/3 of wings conspicuously black female: duller; wings have a contrasting pale pseudostigma; end of abdomen often pale behavior: often perch head-down; male is only CA damsel to do a courtship dance (low and slow over the water with wings held open) habitat: fast waters of large wooded streams/rivers; nymph are stiff, move little; found in woody debris/rootlets of vegetation flight period: May - July distribution: northern counties only	CA Dragonflies p. 80 CA Dragons&Damsels p. 39-40 pl. 1 CA+SW & SW Dragonflies - p. 135 Dragonflies of Washington, p. 4 Stokes Guide p. 43 *Photos by Ray Bruun & Bob Grace @ Ray's Dragonfly & Damselfly Photography Pages *Photo(s) at Stirlings Odonata Photos *Photos and scans at Damselflies of the Southwest *Scans by Dennis Paulson at Washington Odonata Photo Gallery *Photo by Mark O'Brien at U. Michigan-Odonata Photo Archive *Photo of nymph head at Odonata Larvae of Michigan *Photo by Blair Nikula at Dragonflies & Damselflies of Massachusetts
GENUS: Hetaerina The Rubyspots	1 CA species size: medium, slender, length 38 - 46 mm male: bronze-brown body; males have ruby/carmine basal wing spot habitat: occur over slow moving water	Photo by Ken Wilson CA Dragonflies p. 77 CA Dragons&Damsels p. 19; 40, CA+SW & SW Dragonflies - p. 134 *Rubyspots of the Southwest *Key to larva in Michigan, UMMZ
Hetaerina americana American Rubyspot photo male photo male photo male photo male photos males photo male photo male photo male photo male photo young male photo teneral male 5 photos male photo mating pair photo female photo female photo female photo female photo female photo female scan male scan male scan male scans female distribution map	size: medium, length 40 - 46 mm male: the wings are a ruby red at base; thorax red as if seen through black glass; some striping on sides when young; abdomen bronzy-brown with inconspicuous rings; upper appendages have 1-2 tooth-like lobes inside at midpoint female: less colorful; abdomen top very dark green; wing patches orange-red with a streak going to the pale stigma; some thoracic striping nymph: found in edges of gently flowing streams/rivers in woody debris/leafy matter similar species: like no other California damselfly; BUT in the southern part of CA and Merced County* compare to H. vulnerata * by appendages: vulnerata lacks tooth-like projection on inner side of upper appendages; wingtips are smoky *there is a questionable record for CA from this county habitat: sunlit fast waters of streams/rivers flight period: March - December 2; distribution: common statewide	CA Dragonflies p. 77 CA Dragons&Damsels p. 19, 40, pl. 1 CA Insects p46 #18 CA+SW & SW Dragonflies - p. 134 Stokes Guide p. 44 *Photos by Douglas Aguillard at Dragonflies of San Diego & Imperial Counties *Photo by Joshua Rose his Dragonfly Pics site *Photos by Bob Miller &/or Henry Detwiler at South West Birders *Photos by Chris Heaivilin at his Photo Gallery *Photos by Ray Bruun @ his Dragonfly & Damselfly Photography Pages *Photo by Eric Preston at his photography website *Photo(s) at Stirling's Odonata Photos *Photo(s) at Don Roberson's Dragonflies and Damselflies of Monterey County, California *Photos and scans at Damselflies of the Southwest *Scans by James Lasswell at Damselflies of Texas *Photos at Arizona Odonates *Photo by Joshua Stuart Rose at his homepage *Photo of pair by Roy Beckemeyer at Odonata Photo Album *Scan #1 and #2 by Roy Beckemeyer at Kansas Odonata *Photos by Dave McShaffrey at Ohio Odonata *Scans by Gayle Strickland at his on-line Ode images (Louisiana) *Photos by Blair Nikula at Ode News

DRAGONFLIES of California and Common DRAGONFLIES of the Southwest A Beginner's Pocket Guide by Kathy Biggs (includes damselflies)

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