Latitudinal range: 23.2° to 45.2°

Habitats: temperate upland river (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (5), Mediterranean woodland (2), temperate wetland (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

Found in 10 samples

Canada: Waverley (1948)

China: Dinghu Shan Biosphere Reserve (1994)

France: Canal de Vergières

Iran: Sirch

Italy: Bosco della Fontana (Site 2, adults)

Spain: Cañaveroso stream

Turkey: Kurupelit

United States: Enoree River Basin, Zekiah Swamp Run, Breton Bay

See also Calopteryx aequabilis, Calopteryx dimidiata, Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis, Calopteryx maculata, Calopteryx melli, Calopteryx sp., Calopteryx splendens, Calopteryx virgo