Biology:Lestes vigilax

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Lestes vigilax
Lestes vigilax.jpg
L. vigilax at Fort Custer in Augusta, Michigan
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Lestes
Species:
L. vigilax
Binomial name
Lestes vigilax
Sélys (1862)

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

  • Lam, Ed (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books. ISBN 0-9754015-0-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2017071 entry