
Moon-eye Daydream | American Rubyspot damselfly
A star in Hell's own air fleet,
his daydreaming, half-moon eyes never close,
haunting summer's dark waters,
skimming ever-expanding ripples.
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The American Rubyspot is a damselfly of the family Calopterygidae. Males have a lustrous red head and thorax. The abdomen of both genders is brilliant green. The female may have either green or copper colored marks on the thorax.
Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

By Rick Lieder
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Uploaded Jan 8, 2012.