Lestes
dryas Kirby, 1890 - Emerald Spreadwing
Odonata: Zygoptera: Lestidae
A Web Page by Roy J. Beckemeyer
Last Updated 19 January 2004
Right: Photo of male Lestes dryas in California -
taken by Roy Beckemeyer.
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IMAGES: Comparisons
of male specimens of L. congener, L. dryas, L. disjunctus disjunctus, and
L. unguiculatus by Dennis Paulson /
MAPS: Distribution by county in KS, OK, MO, NE
Recorded Distribution in KS, OK, MO, NE:
KANSAS: No
records
MISSOURI: No records
NEBRASKA: Lancaster, Lincoln, Sioux
OKLAHOMA: Listed by Bick for
state, with no information as to locality.
NOTES:
SELECTED REFERENCES:
- Brown, T., 1997, A note on reproductive behaviour and
oviposition in Lestes dryas Kirby (Zygoptera: Lestidae), Notul.
odonatol., 4(9):147
- Cannings, R.A., S.G. Cannings, & R.J. Cannings,
1980, The distribution of the genus Lestes in a saline lake series in
central British Columbia, Canada (Zygoptera: Lestidae), Odonatologica,
9(1):19-28 [L. congener, L. disjunctus, L. dryas]
- Gardner, A.E., 1952, The life-history of Lestes dryas
Kirby (Odonata), Entomol. Gazette, 3(1):4-26
- Westfall, M.J., Jr., & M.L. May, 1996, Damselflies
of North America, Scientific Publishers, 1996
Lestes
dryas Kirby, 1890 - Emerald Spreadwing
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