Swamp Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
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, south to Georgia and South Carolina, and north through southern Ontario. It is most commonly seen between May and October.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Lestidae
- Genus
- Lestes