Damselfly, Southern Spreadwing
Lestesaustralis
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Marion, Arkansas
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
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Somerset, KY (Zone 6b) |
May 2007 |
Positive
Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis)
Males have blue eyes, shoulder stripes, and abdominal segments near the tip. Note pale color of shoulder stripe varies and less pale blue near tip of abdomen compared to Carolina, generally not two full segments. Formerly a subspecies of the more northern Common Spreadwing.
http://www.giffbeaton.com/spreadwings.htm
The 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).
On both sexes the back of the head is black. Female Southern Spreadwings look very much like female Slender Spreadwings, w... read more
Males have blue eyes, shoulder stripes, and abdominal segments near the tip. Note pale color of shoulder stripe varies and less pale blue near tip of abdomen compared to Carolina, generally not two full segments. Formerly a subspecies of the more northern Common Spreadwing.
http://www.giffbeaton.com/spreadwings.htm
The 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).
On both sexes the back of the head is black. Female Southern Spreadwings look very much like female Slender Spreadwings, w... read more
