Spotted Spreadwing
 
Lestes congener
Female
Koosharem Meadows

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 Male-Box Elder County      Female, Chicken Creek,  Juab County


thorax and head


lateral view of thorax



female thorax, dorsal view


dorsal view



lateral view



appendages



This Spreadwing was located  at Koosharem Meadows, Sevier County on  9 August 2010
GPS N. 38.34.0650, W. 111.50.2758
Elevation 6977 feet

Photos - ŠNicky Davis

Characteristics
Male has blue eyes, dark thorax, first  and last two abdominal segments pruinose, other segments dark or green sheen, short lower appendages, four dark spots on underside of thorax, brown stigma, female more stout and less colorful  Information from "Common Dragohnflies of the Southwest"  by Kathy Biggs

Habitat
Ponds, lakes, slow streams including saline water., ponds with cattails and sedges. 

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