The Ebony Jewelwing is among the most beautiful of North American damselflies, with males bearing entirely jet-black wings and a metallic green body that glimmers in dappled stream light. Females have dark-tipped smoky wings with a white pseudopterostigma spot. Males perform an elaborate fluttering courtship dance along forest streams. Its fluttering, butterfly-like flight is distinctive.
Best time to see a Ebony Jewelwing
The best time to see a Ebony Jewelwing is June–July, when about 71% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 59,276 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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