Spotted Spreadwing,  Female -  Lestes congener
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Full View
lateral view


lateral photo

dorsal

dorsal view of abdomen


Thorax and Head
underside of thorax


lateral photo of head and thorax

dorsal photo of head and thorax


Face
face



Appendages
appendages
appendages
appendages

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Photo Details - ©Nicky Davis
Chicken Creek, Juab County, Utah
Lat 39° 28' 55.09" N,   Long 111°58' 27.63" W
Elevation  5077 feet.
June 07, 2006.

1., 2. Full lateral photos
3.  Partial dorsal
4.  Dorsal view of head, thorax and abdomen
5.  Head and thorax, lateral
6.  Head and thorax, dorsal
7.  Face
8., 9., 10.  Appendages

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Old Photos
11.,12. head, top and side of  thorax, 13. Appendanges, 14. side of thorax  - October 17, 2005 -15. July 31, 2005 - Antelope Island Causeway, Davis County, Utah - 6. August 23, 2005 ,off I-15 near Scipio, but  in Juab County, Utah ©Nicky Davis
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Characteristics
Size: 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 inches long. Thorax bronze-black with yellow stripe down center of upper surface and 4 dark spots on the undersid
e.   Lower appendages are less than half the length of the upper appendages.  Stigma, dark brown.  Habitat,  ponds with cattails, bulrushes and sedges. Adult  food is a variety of soft-bodied flying insects such as mosquitos, flies and moths.  This spot was full of gnats and mosquitoes.

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