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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Spreadwings (Lestidae) » Lestes » Elegant Spreadwing (Lestes inaequalis)

Species Lestes inaequalis - Elegant Spreadwing

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Lestidae (Spreadwings)
Genus Lestes
Species inaequalis (Elegant Spreadwing)
Explanation of Names
Author of species is Walsh, 1862.
Size
45-60 mm length (very long)
Identification
Very long. Male bright green.
Range
Eastern North America: Ontario south to Florida, west to Minnesota, Texas.
Habitat
Typically wooded edges of lakes with swamps, bogs, with lots of emergent vegetation.
Season
Summer. June-August (Maine). May-August (Virginia). April-August (Louisiana).
Print References
Lam, p. 26 (1)
Abbott, pp. 40-41, photos 3d, 3e (2)
Dunkle, pp. 44-45, figs. 27, 28 (3)
Internet References
NJ Odes
Odonata of North America, Updated September 2007
Works Cited
1.Damselflies of the Northeast
By Ed Lam
2.Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States
By John C. Abbott
3.Damselflies of Florida, Bermuda, and the Bahamas
By Sidney W. Dunkle
Contributed by tom murray on 25 May, 2005 - 2:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 21 February, 2008 - 10:39pm

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