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.

 


 


Male American Rubyspot Damselfly

The American rubyspot is without doubt one of the most beautiful insects extant. 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.



There were hundreds of mating pairs along the shore of this lake at West Branch Forest Preserve, DuPage County, Illinois.

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