The American rubyspot (Hetaerina americana) is a damselfly of the family Calopterygidae.

[4] During mating, a male uses claspers at the end of his abdomen to grab a female behind the head, and the female bends her abdomen to engage segments 2–3 of the male, where sperm is stored, forming a "wheel" or "valentine".

The male forcefully expels sperm stored by the female from prior matings before injecting his own.

The name highlights this damselfly's status as the most widespread of the North American rubyspots.

[5] It is reported from all of the lower 48 US states except Washington and Idaho, and is also found in Mexico and southern and eastern Canada.