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Lyre tipped Spreadwing

Lestes unguiculatus

Description:

Mostly light blue with some black on the abdomen, the last segment has a prominent white section we could not find in other species.

Habitat:

wet meadow

1 Species ID Suggestions

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago
Lyre tipped Spreadwing (No I wasn't)
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen Lyre-tipped Spreadwing - Lestes unguiculatus


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4 Comments

PeterChereshnoski
PeterChereshnoski 12 years ago

why thanks!

Mostly Microbe
Mostly Microbe 12 years ago

Great photo!

PeterChereshnoski
PeterChereshnoski 12 years ago

Are you confident Mick? The last segment has a white section in this one and I cannot find a picture of a Sweetflag that has this?

MickGrant
MickGrant 12 years ago

Try Sweetflag Spreadwing male (Lestes forcipatus)

PeterChereshnoski
Spotted by
PeterChereshnoski

New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2011
Submitted on Sep 9, 2011

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