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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Spreadwings (Lestidae) » Archilestes

Genus Archilestes

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Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis Archilestes Damselfly - Archilestes californica Great Spreadwings joined, laying eggs. - Archilestes grandis - male - female KS Damsel #1 - Archilestes grandis Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis - female Great spreadwing - Archilestes grandis - male Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) - Archilestes grandis - male big damselfly - Archilestes californica
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Lestidae (Spreadwings)
Genus Archilestes
Other Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Common Names
USE: The Odonata of North America for Scientific Names
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists two species in this genus, californica and grandis.
Internet References
Giff Beaton's page has a photograph of A. grandis.
Contributed by Cotinis on 12 May, 2004 - 6:38am
Additional contributions by Tony-2
Last updated 25 February, 2006 - 3:26pm

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