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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Spreadwings (Lestidae) » Lestes » Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas)
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sedge sprite - Lestes dryas
Copyright © 2019 RobertWeeden

sedge sprite - Lestes dryas
University of Alaska T-Field, Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, USA
June 29, 2019
I believe this is Nehalennia irene, sedge sprite. A mature male that has lost much of its green coloration with age. But I would love to get feedback from experts.
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Contributed by RobertWeeden on 20 November, 2019 - 11:15pm
Last updated 4 December, 2019 - 3:27pm

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… Dan Jackson, 4 December, 2019 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

Teneral male Lestes dryas
With those claspers, that is a teneral Lestes (spreadwing). The configuration of the paraprocts looks good for L. dryas since they appear bulbous at the tip. That is an interesting location for that species!!! Only 2 Lestes species have been reported in Alaska - L. dryas and L. disjunctus and records for L. dryas are very limited. Please submit to Odonata Central for vetting. I showed this to someone else and he agreed with that ID based on available picture.
… Dan Jackson, 4 December, 2019 - 8:05am login or register to post comments

 
Excellent! Thank you!
Excellent! Thank you!
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