The Dragonflies
(Insecta: Odonata)
of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia:
Field Surveys, Collections Development and Public Education
Table
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Lestes congener Hagen
Spotted Spreadwing
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Provincial Status
CDC rank: S5
Widespread and common, especially in the south.
Columbia-Kootenay Distribution
Found in all parts of the region.
Global Distribution
British Columbia east through the Northwest Territories to Labrador
and Newfoundland; south to Alabama, Missouri, New Mexico and California
(Westfall and May 1996). Faunal element: Widespread (see Appendix
2).
Biological Information
Common in wetlands of many types, from alkaline ponds to cattail
marshes and peatlands. In British Columbia L. congener emerges
later than the other species in the genus (see Lestes
introduction). In the Kootenays, adults have been recorded from
5 July to 19 October.
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