Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861 is a animal in the Lestidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861

Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861

Lestes vidua (Carolina spreadwing) is a stable least-concern spreadwing damselfly found in North America.

Family
Genus
Lestes
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861

Lestes vidua, commonly known as the Carolina spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing damselfly that belongs to the Lestidae family. This species is found in North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed the conservation status of Lestes vidua as "LC", which stands for least concern, meaning there is no immediate threat to the survival of this species. The population of Lestes vidua is currently stable. The IUCN conservation status assessment for this species was most recently reviewed in 2017.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Lestidae Lestes

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