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Hetaerina
Sign in to saveHetaerina 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. The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. The Guatemalan rubyspot H. rudis is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.
Species
American Rubyspot
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderOdonata
- FamilyCalopterygidae
Hetaerina é um género de libelinha da família Calopterygidae. Este género contém as seguintes espécies: Hetaerina amazonica Sjöstedt, 1918 Hetaerina americana (Fabricius, 1798) Hetaerina auripennis (Burmeister, 1839) Hetaerina aurora Ris, 1918 Hetaerina brightwelli (Kirby, 1823) Hetaerina caja (Drury, 1773) Hetaerina capitalis Selys, 1873 Hetaerina charca Calvert, 1909 Hetaerina cruentata (Rambur, 1842) Hetaerina curvicauda Garrison, 1990 Hetaerina duplex Selys, 1869 Hetaerina erythrokalamus Garrison, 1990 Hetaerina flavipennis Garrison, 1990 Hetaerina fuscoguttata Selys, 1878 Hetaerina gallardi Machet, 1989 Hetaerina hebe Selys, 1853 Hetaerina indeprensa Garrison, 1990 Hetaerina infecta Calvert, 1901 Hetaerina laesa Hagen in Selys, 1853 Hetaerina longipes Hagen in Selys, 1853 Hetaerina majuscula Selys, 1853 Hetaerina medinai Rácenis, 1968 Hetaerina mendezi Jurzitza, 1982 Hetaerina miniata Selys, 1879 Hetaerina moribunda Hagen in Selys, 1853 Hetaerina mortua Hagen in Selys, 1853 Hetaerina occisa Hagen in Selys, 1853 Hetaerina pilula Calvert, 1901 Hetaerina proxima Selys, 1853 Hetaerina rosea Selys, 1853 Hetaerina rudis Calvert, 1901 Hetaerina sanguinea Selys, 1853 Hetaerina sempron
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 664
- With media
- 41
- Family
- Calopterygidae
- Collections
- FCN-UAQ, IIZD-UASLP, CHAS, MSU, YPM, MNA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Panama, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Cladistics
- Taxonomy
- Habitat
- Morphology and general lifecycle
- Reproduction
- General reproductive behavior and mating strategy
- Alternative mating strategies
- Wing pigmentation
- Population divergence and speciation
- Bibliography
- References
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. The name is from Ancient Greek: ἑταίρα (hetaira), courtesan. The Guatemalan rubyspot H. rudis is considered vulnerable on the IUCN Red Data List.
==Overview==
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