Howard County Bird Club
A Chapter of the Maryland Ornithological Society
Ebony Jewelwing
Place name abbreviations: MPEA – Middle Patuxent Environment Area; PRSP – Patuxent River State Park; PVSP – Patapsco River Valley State Park; WMA – Wildlife Management Area.
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| Species common name Scientific name |
Length (in inches; M and F if different) | Flight season Relative abundance |
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| Habitat. | |||
| Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata |
M: 1.5-2.2″ F: 1.6-2.1″ | 11 May — 21 Sep Common |
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| Habitat: Shaded or partly shaded forested sections of rivers and streams; adults at rapids. Perches horizontally. | |||||
Male
May 17, 2012
Dorsey Search
Annette Allor
Female
June 8, 2004
Font Hill Park
June Tveekrem
Larva (missing one gill)
May 27, 1997
Middle Patuxent River
Bob Solem
Larva
April 26, 2014
West Friendship Park
Richard Orr