Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies

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Sweetflag Spreadwing

Lestes forcipatus

The Sweetflag Spreadwing male is mostly black with pale green shoulder stripes and pale lower legs. The face is pale blue and the eyes are bright blue. Abdominal segments 9 and 10 are pruinose (whitish). The male is nearly indistinguishable from the male Common Spreadwing. Identification of the females is more reliable, since the Sweetflag female's ovipositor is large and extends beyond the end of the abdomen.

Blue indicates record in Beckemeyer database.
Green indicates record in Sibley database.
Yellow indicates sight or photographic record.