Southern Spreadwing
Lestes australis Walker, 1952
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Lestes australis is widespread in the Piedmont and coastal plain regions of Maryland, but appears to be absent from western Maryland. It breeds in ponds and lakes. This species is part of a complex of several very similar spreadwing species, which also includes Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) and Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus). Care should be taken to separate from the others, preferably in the hand (Paulson, 2001)(Lam, 2004).

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