ENY 3005 Family Identification
Odonata: Calopterygidae
Pronunciation: cal-lop-ter-RIDGE-geh-dee
Common name: broad-winged damselflies
Damselflies in the family Calopterygidae are readily distinguished from
other North American families by either of two characteristics of the wings:
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ten or more antenodal crossveins
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wings not stalked at the base.
Other damselfly families have only 2 antenodal crossveins and their wings
are stalked at the base.
References:
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Pages 21-31 in S. W. Dunkle. 1990. Damselflies of the Florida peninsula,
Bermuda and the Bahamas. Gainesville, FL: Scientific Publishers. 148 p.
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Pages 74-75 in D. J. Borror and R. E. White. 1970. A Field Guide to Insects.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.
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Page 79 in R. G. Bland and H. E. Jaques. 1978. How to Know the Insects,
3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa: Wm. C. Brown Co. 409 p.
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Page 199 in D. J. Borror, C. A. Triplehorn, and N. F. Johnson. 1989. An
Introduction to the Study of Insects, 6th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders College
Publishing. 875 p.
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Page 360 in H. V. Daly, J. T. Doyen, and A. H. Purcell III. 1998. Introduction
to Insect Biology and Diversity, 2nd ed. Oxford University Press. 680 p.
Links to other web sites
Families of Odonata: Petaluridae, Gomphidae,
Aeshnidae, Cordulegastridae, Macromiidae, Corduliidae,
Libellulidae, Calopterygidae,
Lestidae, Protoneuridae, and Coenagrionidae.
Return to ENY 3005 Index to Orders
Prepared by John L. Foltz,
University of Florida, Dept of Entomology & Nematology, 6 October 1998.
Modified 12 June 2001.
Digital images from Damselflies
of Texas; text added by J. L. Foltz.