spreadwings Photo Gallery by Richard Connors at pbase.com

Spreadwings (Lestidae) are large (usually) and elegant damselflies that tend to hold their wings at an angle rather than out flat like most dragonflies, or folded over the back like smaller damselflies. TN lists 9 species in 2 genera; 8 are represented here (Lyre-tipped Spreadwing, Lestes ungiculatus - historical records only, no current records)

Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis)	Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)	Slender Spreadwing, Lestes rectangularis, male	Slender Spreadwing, (L. rectangularis) female
Amber-winged Spreadwing (L. eurinus)	Amber-winged Spreadwing F.	Amber-winged Spreadwing (Leste eurinus)	Amber-winged Spreadwings
Southern Spreadwing m.	Southern Spreadwing f.	spread-wing predator	Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) f.
Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) f.	Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) m	Southern Spreadwings	Southern Spreadwing f.
:: So Spreadwing details ::	Spotted Spreadwing, Lestes congener, m.	Lestes congener, pair	Southern Spreadwing, m.
Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax) M	Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax) M	Swamp Spreadwing f.	Swamp Spreadwing f.
:: Sweetflag details ::	:: Elegant Spreadwing details ::	Elegant Spreadwing, Lestes inaequalis, M.	Sweetflag Spreadwing, Lestes forcipatus) M.
:: Spotted Spwg. details ::	:: Swamp Spwg. details ::

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