The Dragonflies
(Insecta: Odonata)
of the Columbia Basin, British Columbia:
Field Surveys, Collections Development and Public Education
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Lestes unguiculatus
Hagen
Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
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Provincial Status
CDC rank: S5
A distinctly southern species, L. unguiculatus is apparently
restricted in the province to low or mid elevations south of about
55ºN.
Columbia-Kootenay Distribution
Found in all parts of the region.
Global Distribution
British Columbia east to Nova Scotia; south to District of Columbia,
Tennessee, Texas and California (Mauffray and Beckenbach 2000).
Faunal element: Widespread (see Appendix
2).
Biological Information
Typical of warm ponds at low elevations; tolerates alkaline conditions
(Cannings and Stuart 1977). However, also inhabits peatland pools
or sedge fens in subalpine regions -- obviously this is a species
that deserves more ecological study. Adults are recorded in British
Columbia from
6 June to September 7 (Cannings and Stuart 1977).
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