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Damselfly, Spreadwing, Lestes species ?? possibly male congener?? - Lestes congener - male
Copyright © 2005 Nicky Davis

Damselfly, Spreadwing, Lestes species ?? possibly male congener?? - Lestes congener - Male
Antelope Island, Davis County, Utah, USA
August 13, 2005
Size: about 1 1/2 inch
Can you all please help? I haven't been able to determine if this is the Male Lestes congener or some other spreadwing. I was able to get just one shot.
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Contributed by Nicky Davis on 16 August, 2005 - 1:53pm
Last updated 3 December, 2007 - 4:03pm

Moved
Moved from Lestes.
… john and jane balaban, 3 December, 2007 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

Certainly a male Lestes
Of those in your area the two that have this color pattern are L. congener as you have suggested and L. disjunctus. The pale blue pruinosity on the thorax and what seem to be green mid dorsal and shoulder stripes have us leaning toward disjunctus. Otherwise with what appear to be relatively small male appendages we would have chosen congener. The spots under the thorax would have been diagnostic if only he had been more cooperative. Check out images of both online and see what you think. We're leaning toward disjunctus.
… john and jane balaban, 10 September, 2005 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

 
Changed our minds and are going
with congener as you have suggested, based on the shape of the appendages
… john and jane balaban, 3 December, 2007 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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