Family Lestidae - Spreadwings

Classification · Other Common Names · Size · Identification · Habitat · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Emerald Spreadwing - Lestes dryas - male

Mating Spreadwings - Lestes eurinus - male - female

Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis - male

Male Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes) ? - Lestes disjunctus - male

Slender Spreadwing - Lestes rectangularis - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)

Family Lestidae (Spreadwings)

Other Common Names

Stalked-winged Damselflies

Spread-winged Damselflies

USE: The Odonata of North America for Common Names

USE: The Odonata of North America for Scientific Names

Size

body length 31.75-50.8 mm (1.25-2 inches) (1)

Identification

Wings stalked at base. Clear wings, typically held diverged above the body at rest. (1)

Habitat

Ponds and swamps. (1)

Remarks

Odonata of North America uses the common name "Spreadwings" for this family, so it has been changed.

Print References

Borror & White, pp. 74-75 (1)

Lam, pp. 23-35

Internet References

Insects of Cedar Creek

Giff Beaton's Spreadwing Page

Works Cited

1.	A Field Guide to Insects By Richard E. White, Donald J. Borror, Roger Tory Peterson

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, cotinis, Giff Beaton, Robin McLeod, Tony-2
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 7:46am

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