Southern Spreadwing
Lestes australis Walker, 1952
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Lestes australis is widespread in the Piedmont and coastal plain regions of Maryland, but appears to be absent from western Maryland. It breeds in ponds and lakes. This species is part of a complex of several very similar spreadwing species, which also includes Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) and Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus). Care should be taken to separate from the others, preferably in the hand (Paulson, 2001)(Lam, 2004).

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Lestes australis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Lestes
Species:
L. australis
Binomial name
Lestes australis
Walker, 1952
Synonyms[2]
  • Lestes disjunctus australis Walker, 1952

Lestes australis, the southern spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Lestes australis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

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  1. ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Lestes australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51364319A68460792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364319A68460792.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Lestes australis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. ^ "Lestes australis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. ^ "Lestes australis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

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