Siberian Winter Damsel

Sympecma paedisca · Order: Odonata · Family: Lestidae

Also called: siberian winterdamsel

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Siberian Winter Damsel
Photo: Andreas Thomas Hein, CC BY-SA 3.0

The Siberian Winter Damsel lives in Europe. Its native range is also Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Europe.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Siberian Winter Damsel photo 3
Photo: AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA
Siberian Winter Damsel photo 4
Photo: Аимаина хикари, CC0
Siberian Winter Damsel photo 5
Photo: TekuraDF, CC0
Siberian Winter Damsel photo 6
Photo: AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA

Same family (Lestidae)

Western Willow SpreadwingWestern Willow SpreadwingChalcolestes viridisSlender SpreadwingSlender SpreadwingLestes rectangularisCommon Winter DamselflyCommon Winter DamselflySympecma fuscaCommon SpreadwingCommon SpreadwingLestes sponsaGreat SpreadwingGreat SpreadwingArchilestes grandisSpotted SpreadwingSpotted SpreadwingLestes congener

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympecma_paedisca

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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