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• Lestes vidua

  Carolina Spreadwing

  Lestes vidua, commonly known as the Carolina Spreadwing, is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae. It is found in North America. The species holds its wings at approximately 45 degrees to the body when at rest, a characteristic trait of spreadwing damselflies that distinguishes them from most other damselfly families. The IUCN lists the species as Least Concern (LC) with a stable population, last reviewed in 2017.

  damselflyspreadwingLestidaeOdonataNorth-AmericaLeast-ConcernIUCN-LC-2017wings-held-at-45-degreesHagen-1861