“Jewelwings”
Genus Overview
Calopteryx, with 5 North American species, is the most common and widespread genus in the Calopterygidae. Members of this genus live along the margins of lotic-erosional and depositional habitats, in areas of moderate or slower flow, where they climb slowly on plants or detritus. Like other members of the Odonata, they are engulfing predators.
Characteristics
POLLUTION TOLERANCE
Southeast: up to 8.3
Upper Midwest: up to 5
Midwest: up to 3.7
Mid-Atlantic: up to 6
0 = least tolerant, 10 = most tolerant
FEEDING HABITS
Engulfer / Predator
MOVEMENT
Climber
DISTRIBUTION
Widespread (east of the Rocky Mtns.)
HABITAT
Lotic-depositional
Lotic-erosional
Lotic-erosional
Diagnostic Characters
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