Smoky Rubyspot (Hetaerina titia)

Identification: Male- note the dark reddish base to the wings, the dark wingtips, the dark thorax and abdomen which in good light may be greenish or reddish tinged.

The female has dark wings, a tannish thorax (sometimes with green highlights), a dark abdomen and the tibia are dark.

 

Male- City of Richmond, Virginia
July 28, 2006

 

Male- Fluvanna County, Virginia
July 6, 2007

Female- Fluvanna County, Virginia
August 3, 2008

Female- Fluvanna County, Virginia