Common Name: Spotted Spreadwing Latin Name: Lestes
congener Hagen, 1861 (R. Bercha, det.)
Length: 32.5 - 35 mm
Range: Throughout Alberta
Habitat:
Ponds and slow streams
Time of year seen: July
to September (Additional Sightings)
Diet: Insects
Other: The Spotted Spreadwing is named for the two dark spots
just behind its rear leg on the bottom of its thorax. The upper part
of the thorax and abdomen is typically dark brown to black with the lower
part of the thorax being pale. It is a salt tolerant species that is found
thoughout the prairie and grassland regions of Alberta. As it is
somewhat cold tolerant it is the last spreadwing seen in the fall with some individuals surviving into October.
(Acorn, 2004 & Cannings, 2002) |