Ebony Jewelwing vs Bladetail

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Ebony Jewelwing Bladetail
Scientific Name Calopteryx maculata Lindenia tetraphylla
Order Odonata Odonata
Family Calopterygidae Gomphidae
Size 39-57 mm body 55-65 mm
Habitat Rivers & Streams Ponds & Lakes
Diet Omnivores Predators
Regions North America Europe, Asia, Africa
Conservation Least Concern Vulnerable

Ebony Jewelwing

A stunning damselfly with entirely jet-black wings (males) or smoky wings with white spots (females). Males perform a courtship display by opening and closing their dark wings.

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Did You Know?

Male ebony jewelwings perform a butterfly-like courtship dance, slowly fluttering their dramatic black wings to catch sunlight and impress females perched on streamside vegetation.

Bladetail

A large gomphid dragonfly with leaf-shaped abdominal expansions at the tail.

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Did You Know?

It has declined dramatically due to loss of large natural lakes in the Mediterranean.