BRN 9-2 (uncompressed) - Flipbook - Page 20
T. Mature female perches on a dry stem of Smooth
Horsetail while hunting for small ßying insects; eyes are
brown over tan, thorax is reddish - metallic green,
abdomen is metallic green to black, wing bases are dark
to light orange and the pale stigma cell is silvery-white.
07/26/24
U. Mature male perches on a Mulesfat Baccharis branch
while hunting for small ßying insects and attracting a
mate; eyes are dark, reddish-brown, thorax is metallic
red with white lines at base, abdomen is metallic black,
wing bases are red with white venation and the tiny
stigma cell is tan. 08/28/24
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V. The female's dark-colored, curved, sharply
pointed ovipositor is exposed after she
uncouples from the male; the ovipositor
pierces/slits the plant tissues creating sites to
deposit eggs. 08/09/24
W. Under the low-light, late autumn conditions
American Rubyspot males appeared to be
colored/patterned much like the Canyon
Rubyspot, Hetaerina vulnerata (Hagen in
Selys, 1853, but an (continued on next page)
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