Biology:Lestes vigilax
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Short description: Species of damselfly
| Lestes vigilax | |
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| L. vigilax at Fort Custer in Augusta, Michigan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. vigilax
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| Binomial name | |
| Lestes vigilax Sélys (1862)
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Lestes vigilax, the swamp spreadwing, is a damselfly of the genus Lestes. It grows between 42 and 55 mm long. It ranges from eastern North America west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas , and to Georgia and South Carolina. It is most commonly seen between May and October.
References
- Lam, Ed (2004). Damselflies of the Northeast. Biodiversity Books. ISBN 0-9754015-0-5.
Wikidata ☰ Q2017071 entry
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