Canyon Rubyspot

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Zygoptera
(Damselfly)
Family
Calopterygidae
(Broad-winged Damsels)
Genus
Hetaerina
Species
vulnerata

Identification Tips

Canyon Rubyspot, Male, Parker Schoolhouse stream, Santa Cruz, AZ, 30 October 2011 Canyon Rubyspot, Male, Parker Schoolhouse stream, Santa Cruz, AZ, 30 October 2011

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Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (124 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

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Images

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Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Male, Agua Fria River, Black Canyon City, Yavapai, AZ, 11 December 2021
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Male, West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino, AZ, 21 June 2021
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Male "wing clapping" in response to approaching Tonto Dancer, Argia tonto, Workman Creek, Gila, AZ, 4 July 2010
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Male appendages (semi-lateral view), Workman Creek, Gila, AZ, 31 August 2019
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Female, West Fork of Oak Creek, Coconino, AZ, 22 July 2010
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Female, Spur Cross Conservation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 14 April 2013
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Female, Spur Cross Conservation Area, Maricopa, AZ, 24 October 2010
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Female in tandem, Christopher Creek, Gila, AZ, 18 June 2009
Canyon Rubyspot Canyon Rubyspot, Pair in wheel, West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Coconino, AZ, 21 June 2021