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Species Lestes disjunctus - Northern Spreadwing

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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
Range
Much of North America (subpsecies disjunctus and australis).
Habitat
Variety of still, slow-moving waters.
Season
Late June-October in the north. March-December in Texas, Louisiana.
Remarks
See Also
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.
Print References
Lam, p. 32 (1)
Nikula, p. 46 (2)
Abbott, pp. 36-39 , photos 3a, 3b (3)
Works Cited
1.Damselflies of the Northeast
Ed Lam. 2004. Biodiversity Books.
2.Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies
Donald and Lillian Stokes. 2002. Little, Brown and Company.
3.Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States
John C. Abbott. 2005. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by tom murray on 25 May, 2005 - 2:41pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Robin McLeod, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 26 August, 2018 - 8:15pm

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