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Hetaerina caja
About two inches long. red wing tip. red back, bright red wing near body.
Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica one week after rainy season ended.
anyone want to send me a free macro lense? I sure need it!!!! hahaha
Spotted on Nov 11, 2011
Submitted on Nov 11, 2011
19 Comments
Boy I wish this was a little more in focus Phillip! Thanks!
What a beautiful specimen! :)
:)
Charmed. You have a 'spirit' damselfly.
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!!!
Preciosa.
Thank you Laura and Alice!
What a vibrant little damselfly! I love that red colour :) It's nice with the sun coming through the wings too, wonderful!
Very nice!
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!
Gorgeous!
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.
Welcome..!!
done! thanks Mr. Nimkar!
Please put second picture to front... Thats very fine...
thanks guys
Nance is right... its a Damselfly...
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!
rubysot damselfly
http://efg.cs.umb.edu/efg2/search?displa...