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American
Rubyspot Damselfly - Hetaerina americana
Order Odonata
(Fabricius, 1793) -- libélula / Suborder Zygoptera (Selys, 1854) --
damselflies, demoiselles
Family Calopterygidae -- broad-winged
damselflies / Genus Hetaerina (Hagen in Selys, 1853)
Live adult
damselflies photographed at Winfield and Bartlett, Illinois, USA.
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Male American Rubyspot Damselfly
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The American
rubyspot is without doubt one of the most beautiful insects extant.
Live adult rubyspot damselflies photographed at Winfield Illinois, USA.
Among the states, Washington and Idaho lack records of this species.
The range continues from the United States south into Mexico. In
Canada, these provinces have records: Ontario, Quebec, and New
Brunswick. One of three Nearctic species in the
genus. |
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