{{Short description|Species of damselfly}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Clausnitzer, V. |author2=Suhling, F. |author3=Dijkstra, K.-D.B. |date=2016 |title=''Lestes ictericus'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T59900A85591440 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59900A85591440.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Lestes | species = ictericus | authority = Gerstäcker, 1869 | synonyms = }}
'''''Lestes ictericus''''' is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common names '''tawny spreadwing''' and '''yellow spreadwing'''. It is native to much of eastern and western Africa. It lives near seasonal pools in savanna habitat.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" />
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==External links==
*[https://thebdi.org/2020/04/20/tawny-spreadwing-lestes-ictericus/ Tawny spreadwing] Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata
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ictericus Category:Odonata of Africa Category:Insects described in 1869 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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