( Lestes disjunctus )
(Hagen in Selys, 1862)
LOCATION DETAILS
RECOGNITION
BIOLOGY
HABITAT
REFERENCES
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System TSN#102063
- California Damselflies
- California Damselflies
| Northern Spreadwing ( Lestes disjunctus ) | |
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| IDENTIFICATION | |
| Identification: | Lestes disjunctus (Hagen in Selys, 1862) |
| Common Name: | Northern Spreadwing |
| Life Stage: | A |
| PHYLOGENY | |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Taxon Code: | ODO01336 |
| ITIS TSN#: | 102063 |
| Identification By: | Kathy Biggs |
LOCATION DETAILS | |
| Location | |
| Environmental Education Center, Berkeley | |
| County: | Alameda County |
| ECI Site#: | CAEB550000 |
| Park/Forest: | Tilden Regional Park |
RECOGNITION | |
| California Damselflies: male: blue eyes; thorax becomes pruinose pale blue; first two and last two or three abdominal segment become pruinose gray-blue; other segments have dark/green sheen; lower appendages long & straight but may be held crossed or like a V (examine carefully with hand lens); black stigma; female: more stout; no pruinosity; ovipositor does NOT extend beyond end of abdomen | |
| Body Length | |
| California Damselflies: 30-40 mm; 33-43 mm | |
BIOLOGY | |
| Flight Period | |
| April through October. | |
| Ecosystem | |
| California Damselflies: habitat: weedy ponds, streams | |
| Range | |
| California distribution: central & northern CA | |
HABITAT | |
| California Damselflies: habitat: weedy ponds, streams | |
REFERENCES | |
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