Lestes vigilax
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| Swamp Spreadwing | |
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| L. vigilax at Fort Custer in Augusta, Michigan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. vigilax |
| Binomial name | |
| Lestes vigilax Sélys (1862) | |
The Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax) is a member of the Lestes genus, it grows between 42 and 55 mm. It ranges from eastern North America west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas, and to Georgia and South Carolina. It is most commonly seen between May and October.
References
- Lam, Ed (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books. ISBN 0-9754015-0-5.
| External identifiers for Lestes vigilax | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 1034244 |
| Also found in: Wikispecies | |
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