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Canyon Rubyspot
Hetaerina vulnerata |
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| The Canyon Rubyspot (Hetaerina vulnerata) is a damselfly of the extreme SW United States in parts of New Mexico and Arizona. There are a couple of old Texas records as well. The species ranges south through Mexico into Guatemala and Honduras. The first shot shows a male which was perched on a rock in a ca. 10-acre clearing near a stream in the cloud forest of El Triunfo, Chiapas, Mexico, in March 2005. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300 mm F/4 L IS lens with a 2X extender and 580 EX flash |  |
| The next two shots (of a male, first, and a young female, next) were taken on the Blue River, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Gila Co., Arizona, in April, 2005 with the same equipment as the previous image. |  |
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| The female Canyon Rubyspot shown here was found along Bonita Creek, Graham Co., Arizona, in May, 2008. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender. Interestingly, this individual appears to have only 3 legs. |  |
| The male in the shot shown here as well as the female in the next shot were both at the same location as the female previous. |  |
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| Canyon Rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata male Little Creek near the Gila River, Catron Co., New Mexico 24 August 2013 |
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| Canyon Rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata male Little Creek near the Gila River, Catron Co., New Mexico 24 August 2013 |
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| Canyon Rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata male Scotia Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise Co., Arizona 26 August 2013 31.4481 -110.4012 |
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| Canyon Rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata male Gila River at Gila Cliff Dwellings, Catron Co., New Mexico, 28 August 2015 |
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| Canyon Rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata male Mimbres Preserve Grant Co., New Mexico 30 August 2015 32.898 -107.997 |
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| Canyon Rubyspot Hetaerina vulnerata male Mimbres River at Royal John Mine Road Grant Co., New Mexico 30 August 2015 32.731 -107.866 |
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