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Lestidae

Family · 10 species with a result in Ohio

Archilestes 1

Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis)Great SpreadwingArchilestes grandisPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to late October, middle week Sep 20–26

Lestes 9

Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis)Southern SpreadwingLestes australisPhoto © Anthony Zukoff · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-April to early August, middle week May 17–23Amber-winged Spreadwing (Lestes eurinus)Amber-winged SpreadwingLestes eurinusPhoto © Joe Bartok · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-July, middle week Jun 7–13Elegant Spreadwing (Lestes inaequalis)Elegant SpreadwingLestes inaequalisPhoto © roamingthewoods · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–20Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes dryas)Emerald SpreadwingLestes dryasPhoto © BJ Stacey · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–20Lyre-tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus)Lyre-tipped SpreadwingLestes unguiculatusPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-July, middle week Jun 21–27Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)Slender SpreadwingLestes rectangularisPhoto © Diana-Terry Hibbitts · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–11Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus)Sweetflag SpreadwingLestes forcipatusPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jul 5–11Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax)Swamp SpreadwingLestes vigilaxPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early September, middle week Jul 12–18Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)Spotted SpreadwingLestes congenerPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early November, middle week Sep 13–19

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.