''Lestes vigilax'', the swamp spreadwing, is a
damselfly of the genus ''
Lestes''. It grows between 42 and 55 mm long. It ranges from eastern
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
west to
Minnesota,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, and
Texas, and to
Georgia and
South Carolina. It is most commonly seen between May and October.
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Odonata of North America
Insects of the United States
Fauna of the Eastern United States
Insects described in 1862
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