- Spreadwing Damselflies
- Lestidae Family
- Great Spreadwing
- Archilestes grandis
Southern Spreadwing
- Lestes australis
- Lestes australis
- Spotted Spreadwing
- Lestes congener
- Emerald Spreadwing
- Lestes dryas
- Sweetflag Spreadwing
- Lestes forcipatus
- Slender Spreadwing
- Lestes rectangularis
- Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
- Lestes unguiculatus
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The Great Spreadwing is a large, slender damselfly with a bright yellow thoracic stripes and blue eyes. The last two abdominal segments tend to be pruinose (whitish). The female is robust, with colors similar to the male.
Great Spreadwing male
Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database.
Green indicates record in Sibley database.
Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.
Size: 50-62mm (2.0-2.4 in)
Habitat: temporary or permanent pools and slow streams
Great Plains Range: TX, OK, KS, NE, SD, NM, CO, WY, MO, IA
Flight season: August to October