Leste Fiancé vs Leste Matinal

Lestes sponsa compared with Lestes vigilax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leste Fiancé	Leste Matinal
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 sponsa	Lestes vigilax

Evolutionary Relationship

Leste Fiancé and Leste Matinal share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lestes.

Conservation Status

Leste Fiancé

LC — Least Concern

Leste Matinal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leste Fiancé	Leste Matinal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leste Fiancé

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Leste Matinal

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.