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Lestes rectangularis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Lestidae
Genus:	Lestes
Species:	L. rectangularis
Binomial name
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1839

Lestes rectangularis is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common name slender spreadwing. It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the United States.

This damselfly is long and thin. The body is black with a pale blue face, and the wings have yellow edges. The female is larger, with paler yellow on the wings. This species lives along springs and drying ponds.

References

1. ^ Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Lestes rectangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51364361A65836814. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364361A65836814.en. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
2. ^ NatureServe. 2015. Lestes rectangularis. NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed January 29, 2016.
3. Slender Spreadwing. Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. University of Nebraska State Museum.

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