Great Spreadwing
(Archilestes grandis)
DESCRIPTION: Roughly two and a half inches long, coppery green in color with a pale blue tail tip. The thorax has one light line on either side, which becomes yellow in older males.
RANGE: Present though rare in the mountains and piedmont, absent in the coastal plain region
HABITAT: Slow-moving streams
SEASON: Early August to Late September in the mountains, late June to late November in the piedmont
COMMENTS: Largest damselfly native to North America!
Southern Spreadwing
(Lestes australis)
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RANGE: Present and common statewide, rarer in the furthest southwest counties of the state
HABITAT: Ponds or small lakes with lots of vegetation
SEASON: Early March through mid-December in the coastal plain and piedmont, late April through late September in the mountains
COMMENTS: One of very few damselflies in North Carolina whose flight period extends through the winter
Spotted Spreadwing
(Lestes congener)
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RANGE: Present in the Northwestern mountains only, and rarely
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Amber-Winged Spreadwing
(Lestes eurinus)
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RANGE: Present uncommonly in the mountains and rarely in the Piedmont
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Sweetflag Spreadwing
(Lestes forcipatus)
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RANGE: Rare but present in the Northern mountains and Northern piedmont area, absent in the rest of the state.
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COMMENTS: Possibly more common than recorded, as it closely resembles other spreadwing species
Elegant Spreadwing
(Lestes inaequalis)
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RANGE: Found uncommonly throughout the coastal plain and eastern to central piedmont, very rare in the southern mountains, and absent or very rare in the northern mountains and western piedmont
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Slender Spreadwing
(Lestes rectangularis)
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RANGE: Common in the mountains and piedmont, uncommon in the western and central coastal plain, absent in the southern coastal plain
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Carolina Spreadwing
(Lestes vidua)
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RANGE: Present only in the southern coastal plain
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Swamp Spreadwing
(Lestes vigilax)
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RANGE: Common in the mountains and coastal plain, uncommon in the piedmont
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