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Ruby-spot Damselfly

Hetaerina caja

Photo by LarryGraziano
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Field Notes

Description:

About two inches long. red wing tip. red back, bright red wing near body.

Habitat:

Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica one week after rainy season ended.

Notes:

anyone want to send me a free macro lense? I sure need it!!!! hahaha

Reference Links:

Taxon Page for : Hetaerina caja

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Comments (19)
LarryGraziano
Boy I wish this was a little more in focus Phillip! Thanks!
LarryGraziano
I thought I would add that I went looking for one of these today and couldn't find one. I went to pick up my daughter at school and when I got in the car there was one sitting at the edge of the passenger window!!!
LauraMaria
What a vibrant little damselfly! I love that red colour :) It's nice with the sun coming through the wings too, wonderful!
LarryGraziano
truly gorgeous! Thanks Cynthia! @ aunt nance...look at the other damselfly I put up today..the helicopter damselfly. After using your link I discovered that speciman is probably a hundred miles out of range!
auntnance123
I would have to agree with the "caja"--besides the wingtip dot, the shape of the 'rubyspot' matches. Glad you like the link --didn't want to deprive you of the fun of discovery.
Ashish
Please put second picture to front... Thats very fine...
Ashish
Nance is right... its a Damselfly...
LarryGraziano
Thanks aunt. It looks most like the "caja" to me because of the bright red spot on the tip. What do you think? According to the link I am out of the normal range for this Rubyspot by about 25 miles...and not even close to Monteverde. BTW, what a killer link. Thanks!
auntnance123
rubysot damselfly http://efg.cs.umb.edu/efg2/search?displayFormat=HTML&ALL_TABLE_NAME=efg_rdb_tables&searchType=plates&displayName=Hetaerina%20Damselflies%20of%20Costa%20Rica&dataSourceName=hetaerinadamselfliesofcr_1282325174614&ALL_TABLE_NAME=efg_rdb_tables

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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PublishedNovember 11, 2011

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