Lestes vigilax
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| L. vigilax at Fort Custer in Augusta, Michigan | |
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| Species: | L. vigilax
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| Lestes vigilax Sélys (1862)
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Lestes vigilax, the swamp spreadwing, is a damselfly of the genus Lestes. It grows between 42 and 55 mm long. It ranges from eastern North America west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas, and to Georgia and South Carolina. It is most commonly seen between May and October.
References[]
- (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books. ISBN 0-9754015-0-5.
Categories:
- Lestes
- Odonata of North America
- Insects of the United States
- Fauna of the Eastern United States
- Insects described in 1862
- Lestoidea stubs