Sweetflag Spreadwing ( Lestes forcipatus ) photo

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12-JUL-2014	Gillian Mastromatteo

Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus)

Richmond Lagoons

Normally I don't pay as much attention to the female spreadwings as I do the males as they are harder to identify. Fortunately the Sweetflag Spreadwing's enormous ovipositor makes this lady easy to ID.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V
1/500s f/4.5 at 15.6mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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