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title: "Ebony Jewelwing"
description: "Calopteryx maculata — Insecten en spinnen. The ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/ebony-jewelwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ebony Jewelwing

> Calopteryx maculata — Insecten en spinnen. The ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly.

- Scientific name: *Calopteryx maculata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 75872
- Wikidata: [Q147476](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147476)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84481](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84481)

## Names

- en: Ebony Jewelwing
- de: Gefleckte Prachtlibelle
- es: Gaitero alinegro
- fr: Caloptéryx bistré

## Countries with the most observations

US (60543), CA (12135)

## Summary

The ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) is a species of broad-winged damselfly. One of about 150 species of Calopterygidae, it is found in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada, ranging west to the Great Plains. Other common names include black-winged damselfly.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebony_jewelwing

## Photo

![Ebony Jewelwing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ebony-jewelwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Sam Droege · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330428

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ebony-jewelwing?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).