Calopterygidae

Calopterygidae
	Adult
	Adult male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Superfamily:	Calopterygoidea
Family:	Calopterygidae; Sélys, 1850
Subfamilies
	Caliphaeinae; Calopteryginae; Hetaerininae; See text for genera

The Calopterygidae are a family of damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera.^[1] They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies,^[2] demoiselles, or jewelwings.^[3] These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 mm (compared to about 44 mm in the common bluetail damselfly, Ischnura elegans), are often metallic-coloured, and can be differentiated from other damselflies by the broader connection between the wings and the body, as opposed to the abrupt narrowing seen in other damselfly families.^[4] The family contains some 150 species.

The Calopterygidae are found on every continent except Antarctica. They live along rivers and streams.^[5]

^ "Family CALOPTERYGIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
^ Calopterygidae. Digital Key to Aquatic Insects of North Dakota. Valley City State University.
^ Calopterygidae. Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ecuador. Electronic Field Guide Project, University of Massachusetts, Boston.
^ “Broad-Winged Damselflies.” Calopterygidae Family - Broad-Winged Damselflies, https://unsm-ento.unl.edu/Odonata/calo.html.
^ Córdoba-Aguilar, A. & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2005). Evolution and ecology of Calopterygidae (Zygoptera: Odonata): status of knowledge and research perspectives. Neotrop. Entomol 34(6), 861-879.

[AFD-1] "Family CALOPTERYGIDAE". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2017.

[2] Calopterygidae. Digital Key to Aquatic Insects of North Dakota. Valley City State University.

[3] Calopterygidae. Archived 2016-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ecuador. Electronic Field Guide Project, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

[4] “Broad-Winged Damselflies.” Calopterygidae Family - Broad-Winged Damselflies, https://unsm-ento.unl.edu/Odonata/calo.html.

[cordoba-5] Córdoba-Aguilar, A. & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2005). Evolution and ecology of Calopterygidae (Zygoptera: Odonata): status of knowledge and research perspectives. Neotrop. Entomol 34(6), 861-879.

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