# Lestes rectangularis

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***Lestes rectangularis*** is a species of [damselfly](/source/Damselfly) in the family [Lestidae](/source/Lestidae), the spreadwings. It is known by the common name **slender spreadwing**.[1][2] It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the United States.[1][2]

This damselfly is long and thin. The body is black with a pale blue face, and the wings have yellow edges. The female is larger, with paler yellow on the wings. This species lives along springs and drying ponds.[3]

## References

1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "*Lestes rectangularis*". Vol. 2017. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364361A65836814.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364361A65836814.en). Retrieved 13 August 2023.

1. NatureServe. 2015. [*Lestes rectangularis*.](http://explorer.natureserve.org/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Lestes+rectangularis) NatureServe Explorer. Version 7.1. Accessed January 29, 2016.

1. [Slender Spreadwing.](http://museum.unl.edu/research/entomology/Odonata/lere.html) Nebraska Dragonflies and Damselflies. University of Nebraska State Museum.

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