American Rubyspot
Order: Odonata
- Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselfly)
- - Family: Broad-winged Damsels (Calopterygidae)
- - - Genus: Hetaerina
- - - - Species: americana
Distribution Map by counties from Southwestdragonflies.net
News About This Species
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January 1, 2018
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February 4, 2017
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December 27, 2016
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December 21, 2008
Identification Tips
American Rubyspot, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 28 October 2013
Species to compare (enter common name)
American Rubyspot, Male, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, 4 December 2021
American Rubyspot, Male, San Pedro River, Dudleyville, Pinal, AZ, 22 April 2023
American Rubyspot, Male, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 17 October 2008
American Rubyspot, Male eating damselfly, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 30 July 2016
American Rubyspot, Immature male, Hassayampa River near Wickenburg, Maricopa, AZ, 31 August 2013
American Rubyspot, Teneral male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 11 February 2017
American Rubyspot, Male appendages (dorsal view), Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 3 June 2017
American Rubyspot, Females, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 2 July 2021
American Rubyspot, Female, Santa Cruz River, Marana, Pima, AZ, 6 November 2022
American Rubyspot, Female, Wild Horse Pass, Maricopa, AZ, 5 April 2020
American Rubyspot, Female, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 13 November 2021
American Rubyspot, Female, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 31 July 2022
American Rubyspot, Pair in tandem, Warm Springs, Gila, AZ, 9 November 2013
American Rubyspot, Pair in wheel, Salt River Recreation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 13 October 2019
American Rubyspot, Male eaten by Robber Fly (Asilidae), San Pedro River, Dudleyville, Pinal, AZ, 25 July 2010
Comparison: American vs Canyon Rubyspot
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American RubyspotHetaerina americana -
Canyon RubyspotHetaerina vulnerata