Species

Hetaerina americana (American rubyspot)

Hetaerina americana. Photo: (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Odonata (Dragonflies and damselflies)
        Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselflies)
        Superfamily: Calopterygoidea
        Family: Calopterygidae (Broad-winged damselflies)
        Genus: Hetaerina (Rubyspots)
        Species: Hetaerina americana (American rubyspot)

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