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Moon-eye Daydream | American Rubyspot damselfly A star in Hell&#039;s own air fleet,<br />
 his daydreaming, half-moon eyes never close,<br />
 haunting summer&#039;s dark waters,<br />
 skimming ever-expanding ripples.<br />
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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.

Wild Light Post: http://www.bugdreams.com/archives/daydream/

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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
Species identified by Ludo Sak
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Uploaded Jan 8, 2012.