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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Spreadwings (Lestidae) » Archilestes » Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis)
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Damselflies - Archilestes grandis - male - female
Copyright © 2018 Ken Chaya

Damselflies - Archilestes grandis - Male Female
New York City, Bronx County, New York, USA
September 27, 2017
What appears to be two Great Spreadwings (Archilestes grandis) were found mating in the Native Plant Garden section of the New York Botanical Garden. Photo taken on September 27th of 2017 while leading a field trip for the NYBG Urban Naturalist class. Note that this species has not been previously recorded on BugGuide during the month of September in New York State.
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Contributed by Ken Chaya on 15 December, 2018 - 3:40pm
Last updated 18 December, 2018 - 7:13pm

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… William Edwards, 18 December, 2018 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

A. grandis
Odonata Central only has four observations from NY. Of the three for which there are dates, one is in Sept, one in Oct, the other one in the end of July, nice find.
… josh lincoln, 16 December, 2018 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

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