Chalky Spreadwing

Discovered in SE Arizona in September 2013 by Doug Danforth and Richard Bailowitz

Scientific Classification

Order Odonata
Suborder
Zygoptera
(Damselfly)
Family
Lestidae
(Spreadwings)
Genus
Lestes
Species
sigma

Identification Tips

Chalky Spreadwing, Male, State Tank, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Pima, AZ, 15 September 2018 Chalky Spreadwing, Male, State Tank, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Pima, AZ, 15 September 2018

Locations Map

Seasonal Changes in Occurrence

Data (2 accepted records) from Odonata Central, August 2026.

Images

Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Male, Sonora, Mexico, 11 August 2022
Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Male, southern Sonora, Mexico, 9 August 2019
Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Male, State Tank, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Pima, AZ, 15 September 2018
Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Male, southern Sonora, Mexico, 9 August 2019
Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Male, State Tank, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Pima, AZ, 15 September 2018
Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Male appendages (dorsal view), State Tank, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Pima, AZ, 15 September 2018
Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Female, State Tank, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Pima, AZ, 11 September 2016
Chalky Spreadwing Chalky Spreadwing, Pair in tandem, southern Sonora, Mexico, 11 August 2009