| Lestes rectangularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. rectangularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839
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Lestes rectangularis is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common name slender spreadwing.12 It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the United States.12
This damselfly is long and thin. The body is black with a pale blue face, and the wings have yellow edges. The female is larger, with paler yellow on the wings. This species lives along springs and drying ponds.3
References
References
- Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Lestes rectangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T51364361A65836814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364361A65836814.en. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- NatureServe. 2015. Lestes rectangularis. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed January 29, 2016.
- Slender Spreadwing. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. University of Nebraska State Museum.