The sweetflag spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is native to North America, especially eastern parts of Canada and the United States.[1]
This is a medium-sized spreadwing, measuring about 38 to 50 millimeters in length. The male has a dark or black thorax with tan or bluish sides and with pale stripes across the shoulders. The abdomen is dark with a light gray tip. The body is pruinescent, especially in older specimens. The female is thicker in build with a dark to black body. Both sexes may have a light brown spot on the underside of the thorax.[2]
This species is difficult to distinguish from the common spreadwing (L. disjunctus).[3][4]
This species lives near ponds, marshes, and slow-running streams.[2]
The sweetflag spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is native to North America, especially eastern parts of Canada and the United States.
Lestes forcipatus is een libellensoort uit de familie van de pantserjuffers (Lestidae), onderorde juffers (Zygoptera).[1]
De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1842 door Rambur.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesLestes forcipatus – gatunek ważki z rodzaju Lestes należącego do rodziny pałątkowatych. Występuje na terenie Ameryki Północnej.
Lestes forcipatus – gatunek ważki z rodzaju Lestes należącego do rodziny pałątkowatych. Występuje na terenie Ameryki Północnej.
Lestes forcipatus là loài chuồn chuồn trong họ Lestidae. Loài này được Rambur mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1842.[1]
Lestes forcipatus là loài chuồn chuồn trong họ Lestidae. Loài này được Rambur mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1842.