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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) » Damselflies (Zygoptera) » Spreadwings (Lestidae) » Lestes » Carolina Spreadwing (Lestes vidua)

Species Lestes vidua - Carolina Spreadwing

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Suborder Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family Lestidae (Spreadwings)
Genus Lestes
Species vidua (Carolina Spreadwing)
Explanation of Names
Author of species is Hagen, 1861.
Size
According to Dunkle (1), size similar to Common Spreadwing (36-45 mm).
Identification
Very similar to Common Spreadwing, Lestes disjunctus. Carolina is more slender and has rusty brown shoulder stripes. (1)
Range
Southeastern United States: North Carolina, south to Florida, west to Alabama.
Habitat
Temporary or permanent ponds with emergent grasses.
Season
February-December in Florida, but most common in fall. March-November (Georgia).
Print References
Dunkle, pp. 38-39, photos of male, female, figs. 21-22 (1)
Internet References
Giff Beaton--records for Georgia, photos.
Georgia County Odonata Database, Maps, and Images, species account
Odonata of North America, Updated September 2007
Works Cited
1.Damselflies of Florida, Bermuda, and the Bahamas
Sidney W. Dunkle. 1991. Scientific Publishers.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 24 July, 2005 - 5:12pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Ted Kropiewnicki
Last updated 21 February, 2008 - 10:50pm

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