Family

Spreadwings and allies

Lestidae

30 species in our catalog · found in 52 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderOdonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
FamilyLestidae (Spreadwings and allies)

Species in this group

Austrolestes cingulatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Endemic

Austrolestes analis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Austrolestes leda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sympecma fusca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes barbarus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orolestes octomaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes viridulus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Austrolestes psyche

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes sponsa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Austrolestes annulosus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes tridens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Lestes macrostigma

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Endemic

Austrolestes colensonis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes virgatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Archilestes grandis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indolestes birmanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes tenuatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes dryas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes dorothea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Indolestes anomalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes disjunctus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chalcolestes viridis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes rectangularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes virens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes plagiatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes congener

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Lestes vigilax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lestes uncifer

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lestes pallidus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Archilestes californicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spreadwings and allies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 30	~50%
	Slender Ringtail			~20%
	Wandering Ringtail			~20%
	Blue Ringtail			~10%
2	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 30	~40%
	Slender Ringtail			~10%
	Blue Ringtail			~10%
	Wandering Ringtail			~10%
	Cup Ringtail			~10%
3	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 30	~40%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~20%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~20%
4	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 30	~30%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Small Spreadwing			~10%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
5	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 30	~30%
	Wandering Ringtail			~20%
	Blue Ringtail			~20%
6	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~30%
	Metallic Ringtail			~30%
7	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 30	~20%
	Forest Spreadwing			~10%
	Orolestes octomaculatus			~10%
	Indolestes anomalus			~10%
8	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 30	~20%
	Dark Spreadwing			~20%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~10%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 30	~20%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~20%
	Migrant Spreadwing			~10%
10	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 30	~20%
	Smoky Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
11	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 30	~20%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~20%
12	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 30	~20%
	Orolestes octomaculatus			~20%
13	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 30	~20%
	Emerald-Striped Spreadwing			~20%
14	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 30	~20%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			<5%
15	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~20%
	Cup Ringtail			~20%
16	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 30	~20%
	Common Spreadwing			~20%
17	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~20%
	Wandering Ringtail			~20%
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 30	~20%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			<5%
19	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 30	~20%
	Wandering Ringtail			~10%
	Cup Ringtail			~10%
20	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 30	~20%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			~20%
21	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~20%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
	California Spreadwing			<5%
22	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 30	~10%
	Blue Damselfly			~10%
23	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 30	~10%
	Sickle Spreadwing			<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
	Pallid Spreadwing			<5%
24	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 30	~10%
	Dark Spreadwing			~10%
25	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 30	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			~10%
	Swamp Spreadwing			<5%
26	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~10%
	Cup Ringtail			~10%
27	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 30	~10%
	Cup Ringtail			~10%
	Wandering Ringtail			~10%
28	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
29	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
30	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 30	~10%
	Indolestes birmanus			~10%
31	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Blue-Striped Spreadwing			~10%
32	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~10%
	Wandering Ringtail			~10%
33	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 30	~10%
	Blue Damselfly			~10%
34	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 30	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
35	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
	Northern Spreadwing			<5%
36	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
37	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
38	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 30	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
39	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
40	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 30	~10%
	Blue Damselfly			~10%
41	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
42	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 30	~10%
	Blue Damselfly			~10%
43	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			<5%
	Common Winter Damselfly			<5%
44	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
45	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 30	~10%
	Northern Spreadwing			~10%
46	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 30	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			~10%
47	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 30	~10%
	Orolestes octomaculatus			~10%
48	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 30	~10%
	African Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
49	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			~10%
50	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
51	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 30	~10%
	Smoky Spreadwing			~10%
52	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Blue-Striped Spreadwing			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 30	~30%
	Wandering Ringtail			~10%
	Slender Ringtail			~10%
	Blue Ringtail			~10%
	Cup Ringtail			<5%
2	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 30	~30%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~30%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
3	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 30	~20%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~20%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
4	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~20%
	Great Spreadwing			~20%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
5	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	3 of 30	~20%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Migrant Spreadwing			<5%
6	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 30	~20%
	Wandering Ringtail			~20%
7	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 30	~20%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~20%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
8	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 30	~20%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
9	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 30	~20%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
	Small Spreadwing			~10%
10	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 30	~20%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			<5%
	Migrant Spreadwing			<5%
	Small Spreadwing			<5%
11	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 30	~20%
	Blue Ringtail			~10%
	Slender Ringtail			~10%
12	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	5 of 30	~20%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Small Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
	Common Winter Damselfly			<5%
	Migrant Spreadwing			<5%
13	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 30	~20%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
14	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 30	~20%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
15	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 30	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
16	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 30	~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
17	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
18	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 30	~10%
	Small Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
19	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 30	~10%
	Wandering Ringtail			~10%
	Slender Ringtail			<5%
20	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
21	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
22	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 30	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
23	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
24	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	California Spreadwing			~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
25	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
26	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			<5%
	Common Winter Damselfly			<5%
27	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
28	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 30	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
29	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
30	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
	California Spreadwing			<5%
31	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 30	~10%
	Spotted Spreadwing			~10%
	Northern Spreadwing			<5%
32	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 30	~10%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Great Spreadwing			<5%
33	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
34	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
35	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
36	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 30	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
	Emerald Spreadwing			<5%
37	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			<5%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
38	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 30	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
39	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	~10%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Spotted Spreadwing			<5%
40	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
41	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
42	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 30	~10%
	Pallid Spreadwing			~10%
43	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
44	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
45	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
46	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
47	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 30	~10%
	Emerald-Striped Spreadwing			~10%
48	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	~10%
	Great Spreadwing			~10%
49	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Winter Damselfly			~10%
50	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 30	~10%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			~10%
51	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 30	~10%
	Common Spreadwing			~10%
52	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 30	<5%
	Smoky Spreadwing			<5%
53	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 30	<5%
	Pallid Spreadwing			<5%
54	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 30	<5%
	Small Spreadwing			<5%
55	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 30	<5%
	Common Spreadwing			<5%
56	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 30	<5%
	Slender Spreadwing			<5%
	Great Spreadwing			<5%
57	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 30	<5%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			<5%
58	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 30	<5%
	Western Willow Spreadwing			<5%
59	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 30	<5%
	Great Spreadwing			<5%
60	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 30	<5%
	Blue-Striped Spreadwing			<5%

Spreadwings and allies

Species in this group

Metallic Ringtail

Slender Ringtail

Wandering Ringtail

Common Winter Damselfly

Migrant Spreadwing

Orolestes octomaculatus

Emerald-Striped Spreadwing

Cup Ringtail

Common Spreadwing

Blue Ringtail

African Spotted Spreadwing

Dark Spreadwing

Blue Damselfly

Smoky Spreadwing

Great Spreadwing

Indolestes birmanus

Blue-Striped Spreadwing

Emerald Spreadwing

Forest Spreadwing

Indolestes anomalus

Northern Spreadwing

Western Willow Spreadwing

Slender Spreadwing

Small Spreadwing

Common Spreadwing

Spotted Spreadwing

Swamp Spreadwing

Sickle Spreadwing

Pallid Spreadwing

California Spreadwing

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Spreadwings and allies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked