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

Species Lestes disjunctus - Northern Spreadwing

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · See Also · 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 disjunctus (Northern Spreadwing)
Explanation of Names
Author of species is Selys, 1862.
Size
Length 33-43 mm
Identification
Males very dark. Common Spreadwing, Lestes disjunctus disjunctus separated from Sweetflag Spreadwing, Lestes forcipatus, and Southern Spreadwing, Lestes disjunctus australis, by anatomic details, for which, see print references.
Range
Much of North America (subpsecies disjunctus and australis).
Habitat
Variety of still, slow-moving waters.
Season
Typically summer-fall. Late June-October (Northeastern United States). March-December (Texas, Louisiana).
Remarks
Incorporated the following comment from Nick Block:
Updates
The Lestes info should be updated to indicate the split between Lestes disjunctus and Lestes australis. The common name for disjunctus should be changed to Northern Spreadwing.
Ref: http://www.ups.edu/x7015.xml
… Nick Block, 17 July, 2007 - 2:31pm
See Also
Common Spreadwing, Lestes disjunctus disjunctus separated from Sweetflag Spreadwing, Lestes forcipatus
Print References
Lam, p. 32 (1)
Nikula, p. 46 (2)
Abbott, pp. 36-39 , photos 3a, 3b (3)
Internet References
Odonata of North America, Updated September 2007
Works Cited
1.Damselflies of the Northeast
By Ed Lam
2.Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies
By Donald and Lillian Stokes
3.Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States
By John C. Abbott
Contributed by tom murray on 25 May, 2005 - 2:41pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 21 February, 2008 - 10:20pm

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