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Damsel fly

Hetaerina americana

Photo by norwoodv98
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Red body with nearly invisible wings

Reference Links:

American Rubyspot - Hetaerina americana - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
Very pretty. This looks like a Damselfly. It might be from Genus Hetaerina (Rubyspots). http://bugguide.net/node/view/2592/bgpage See what you think. I moved this to the Arthropods section for you.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2013

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