Hetaerina rosea

Hetaerina rosea

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Calopterygidae

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.

Distribution

Hetaerina rosea — (c) Lucas Rubio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Lucas Rubio, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionHetaerina, Wikipedia contributors

Hetaerina rosea

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