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INSECTS

Lyre-tipped Spreadwing

Lestes unguiculatus

Insects
Native
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing, photo 1 of 5
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing, Male
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing, Female
37.5 mmLength

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

There are 95 observations of Lyre-tipped Spreadwing in Québec, mostly in Mauricie, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Mauricie26
  2. Capitale-Nationale20
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches15
  4. Montérégie11
  5. Montréal6
  6. Outaouais6
  7. Lanaudière3
  8. Centre-du-Québec2
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  10. Nord-du-Québec1
  11. Laval1
  12. Laurentides1
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Northern SpreadwingLestes disjunctus
Slender SpreadwingLestes rectangularis
Emerald SpreadwingLestes dryas
Spotted SpreadwingLestes congener
Sweetflag SpreadwingLestes forcipatus
Swamp SpreadwingLestes vigilax