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  Superb Jewelwing
            Calopteryx amata Hagen, 1889

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Range & Habitat:

One of our rarest odes, it is known only from scattered spots along the Flatbrook.  Should be looked for on the Musconetcong, Paulins Kill and similar rivers and streams in the northwest.

Streams and rivers, often near bends with emergent grasses

 Superb Jewelwing male

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Description:

A honking big jewelwing with clear or slightly smoky wings and brilliant iridescence

 

 

Conservation Status:

State: S1 - Critically imperiled in NJ

Global: G4 - Apparently secure globally

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/17
Late Date: 7/20

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
13 
0 
5 13 2
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form