Bug FAQSouthern Spreadwing
Lestes australis · Order: Odonata · Family: Lestidae
The southern spreadwing belongs to the damselfly family Lestidae. It lives in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The southern spreadwing is a spreadwing damselfly in the family Lestidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Lestidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lestes_australis
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.