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INSECTS

Spotted Spreadwing

Lestes congener

Insects
Native
Spotted Spreadwing, photo 1 of 5
Spotted Spreadwing, Male
Spotted Spreadwing, Female
35–42 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Lestidae 35–42 mm long. Lives in marshes and near water.

There are 363 observations of Spotted Spreadwing in Québec, mostly in Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Estrie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Mauricie76
  2. Capitale-Nationale75
  3. Estrie45
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches28
  5. Outaouais25
  6. Lanaudière23
  7. Montréal22
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  9. Montérégie16
  10. Laurentides15
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  12. Centre-du-Québec4
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  15. Nord-du-Québec1
  16. Laval1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Northern SpreadwingLestes disjunctus
Slender SpreadwingLestes rectangularis
Sweetflag SpreadwingLestes forcipatus
Emerald SpreadwingLestes dryas
Lyre-tipped SpreadwingLestes unguiculatus
Variable DancerArgia fumipennis
Aurora DamselChromagrion conditum
Swamp SpreadwingLestes vigilax
Amber-winged SpreadwingLestes eurinus
Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennis