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  Slender Spreadwing
            Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839

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Range & Habitat:

Recorded throughout most of the state and should be looked for elsewhere.

 Slender Spreadwing male dorsal 

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Description:

A very long, skinny spreadwing, usually with very limited pruinesence (or none at all) on the tip of the abdomen.

 

Conservation Status:

State: S5 - Demonstrably secure in the state

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 5/8
Late Date: 10/24

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
10 
0 
2 6 10 2 2 1
J F M A M J J A S O N D

Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form