Summary ⁷

The American Rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) is a damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. Males have a lustrous red head and thorax. The abdomen of both genders is brilliant green. The female may have either green or copper colored marks on the thorax.

Etymology ⁸

The name highlights this damselfly's status as the most widespread of the North American rubyspots.

It is reported from all of the lower 48 US states except Washington and Idaho, and is also found in Mexico and southern and eastern Canada.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Patrick Coin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/42264328@N00/962756014
2. (c) 2008 Robert Sivinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=248137&one=T
3. (c) 2008 Robert Sivinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=248226&one=T
4. (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2878/8939902271_6735392f44_o.jpg
5. (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jim Johnson
6. (c) 2005 Bruce Marlin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=169073&one=T
7. Adapted by Allie Hay from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetaerina_americana
8. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_rubyspot

More Info

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• Maryland Biodiversity Project
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