Blue-striped Spreadwing vs Leste Fiancé

Lestes tenuatus compared with Lestes sponsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Leste Fiancé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Odonata (Odonata)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family same	Lestidae	Lestidae
Genus same	Lestes	Lestes
Species	Lestes tenuatus	Lestes sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-striped Spreadwing and Leste Fiancé share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lestes.

Conservation Status

Blue-striped Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Leste Fiancé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-striped Spreadwing	Leste Fiancé
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-striped Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Leste Fiancé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Blue-striped Spreadwing

The Blue-striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) is a species in the genus Lestes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Leste Fiancé

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.