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Hetaerina
American Rubyspot
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Hetaerina

Hagen in Selys, 1853
H. laesa, male
Southern Amazon, Brazil

Hetaerina is a genus of damselflies in the family Calopterygidae. They are commonly known as Rubyspots because of the deep red wing bases of the males.[1] The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. H. rudis, the Guatemalan rubyspot, is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.[2]

Taxonomy

The genus contains the following species:[3]

References

  1. ^ Hogue, Charles Leonard (1993). Latin American Insects and Entomology. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-07849-7.[page needed]
  2. ^ a b von Ellenrieder, N. & Paulson, D. (2006). "Hetaerina rudis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T9980A13030436. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T9980A13030436.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
  4. ^ a b c d "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  5. ^ von Ellenrieder, N. (2009). "Hetaerina curvicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T158938A5294700. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158938A5294700.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.