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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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Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis - female
Copyright © 2008 Donald Erickson

Great Spreadwing - Archilestes grandis - Female
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
September 13, 2008
Size: 1.8 inches
After studying pictures and descriptions for a while, I conclude that I don't even know if this is a dragonfly or a damselfly. At rest, the wings are held out like a dragonfly should, but the hindwing is not broader at the base like a dragonfly. the shape of the tail looks more like a damselfly. It is resting on a Gladiola.
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Contributed by Donald Erickson on 13 September, 2008 - 3:17pm
Last updated 8 November, 2008 - 8:08pm

Yes! A striking damsel, isn't it?
This is a female Great Spreadwing, Archilestes grandis
… john and jane balaban, 13 September, 2008 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID.
Thanks for the ID.
… Donald Erickson, 13 September, 2008 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

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