Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)
Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata Iowa
Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata Iowa
Ebony Jewelwing damselflies (Calopteryx maculata) sitting on a leaf near the Flint Creek at Starr's Cave Nature Center in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Details:  Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f9.5, ISO 400, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash.
 
Selected References:

Johnson, Ann. "Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)." The Dragonflies & Damselflies of Iowa (www.iowaodes.com).<http://www.iowaodes.com/broad_wings/ebony.asp > (17 Sep. 2004).

USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. "Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum)." Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States / Odonata of Iowa (www.npwrc.usgs.gov).<http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/ia/5.htm > (17 Sep. 2004).