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Hetaerina americana (American rubyspot damselfly)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States
Chippewa Nature Center   Michigan, United States    

Predators

Proctacanthus brevipennis[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Predator-Prey Database for the family Asilidae (Hexapoda: Diptera) Prepared by Dr. Robert Lavigne, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming, USA and Dr. Jason Londt (Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg)
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0