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  Common Spreadwing
            Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862

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Species distribution map

Range & Habitat:

Found in scattered locations throughout the state.  Should be looked for elsewhere.

 Northern Spreadwing male dorsal 

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Description:

There are two races which occur in NJ, telling them apart is beyond the scope of this site.  The one pictured is the northern nominate race photographed in Alaska.

 

Conservation Status:

State: S2S3 - Rare to imperiled in New Jersey

Global: G5 - Secure globally, but possibly rare in parts of its range

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Flight season:

Early Date: 4/23
Late Date: 9/21

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Flight Season
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Number of Records
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Months

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Date, distribution, and status data courtesy of Allen Barlow, NJOS
© 2006 Jim Bangma, NJOS  Comments or suggestions?  Use the Feedback Form