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| Image | Name | Family | Date/Location | Comments |
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Papilio glaucus, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilionidae | July 2003, Amherst, MA | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has yellow cells and black streaks with orange and blue color on hind wings. This Swallowtail was found resting on muddy ground. |
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Calopteryx maculata, Black-winged Damselfly | Calopterygidae | July 2003, Amherst, MA | Shown in the photo is a black-winged damselfly. Damselflies are members of Odonata which includes drogonflies. Black-winged damselflies have black wide wings and metallic blue-green body. They are predators and have large compound eyes (click here) to spot their preys. They trap the preys with spines of their legs (click here). Female black-winged damselflies have white spots on its wings. Unlike dragonfly nymphs, damselfly nymphs have external gills. |
