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INSECTS

Northern Spreadwing

Lestes disjunctus

Insects
Native
Northern Spreadwing, photo 1 of 5
Northern Spreadwing, Male
Northern Spreadwing, Female
37.5 mmLength

Dragonfly or damselfly in the family Lestidae 37.5 mm long. Lives near water. Feeds on insects.

There are 325 observations of Northern Spreadwing in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Estrie and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale70
  2. Estrie34
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  4. Nord-du-Québec26
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  6. Mauricie22
  7. Outaouais19
  8. Laurentides17
  9. Lanaudière16
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  13. Montérégie8
  14. Côte-Nord7
  15. Centre-du-Québec6
  16. Montréal4
  17. Laval1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Spotted SpreadwingLestes congener
Lyre-tipped SpreadwingLestes unguiculatus
Sweetflag SpreadwingLestes forcipatus
Emerald SpreadwingLestes dryas
Slender SpreadwingLestes rectangularis
Swamp SpreadwingLestes vigilax
Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalis