- 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 Emerald Spreadwing is a small, northern, early-season species. Both the male and female are a bright, metallic green color.
Emerald Spreadwing male
Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database.
Green indicates record in Sibley database.
Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.
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Size: 32-40mm (1.3-1.6 in)
Habitat: ponds, often temporary or wooded, with dense vegetation
Great Plains Range: OK, NE, SD, ND, NM, CO, WY, MT, IA, MN
Flight season: May to July