California Spreadwing

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Zygoptera
(Damselfly)
Family
Lestidae
(Spreadwings)
Genus
Archilestes
Species
californicus

Identification Tips

California Spreadwing, Male, Dudleyville ponds, Pinal, AZ, 15 October 2017 California Spreadwing, Male, Dudleyville ponds, Pinal, AZ, 15 October 2017

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Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (36 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

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Images

California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Male, Santa Cruz River, Marana, Pima, AZ, 6 November 2022
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Male, Queen Valley, Pinal, AZ, 26 October 2019
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Male, Mineral Creek at Kelvin Bridge, Pinal, AZ, 25 November 2018
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Male, Solomon Road Pond (Safford), Graham, AZ, 2 October 2022
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Male, Dudleyville ponds, Pinal, AZ, 1 November 2014
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Male appendages (dorsal view), California Gulch, Santa Cruz, AZ, 30 October 2010
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Female, Dudleyville ponds, Pinal, AZ, 6 November 2016
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Female, California Gulch, Santa Cruz, AZ, 30 October 2010
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Female, Patagonia Lake State Park, Santa Cruz, AZ, 28 October 2017
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Female eating Rambur's Forktail, Ischnura ramburii, Dudleyville ponds, Pinal, AZ, 4 November 2017
California Spreadwing California Spreadwing, Female, Dudleyville ponds, Pinal, AZ, 4 November 2017