Stalk-winged Damselflies (18 NA spp) are metallic
bodied and occur at ponds and marshes. Nine species all in the genus
Lestes
are reported for Minnesota. Seven species have been collected at
CCNHA. All are inhabitants of permanent ponds or marshes. The most
abundant species of
Lestes
are L. unguiculatus and L. disjunctus. These
emerge from most permanent marshy waters on the Area. The extremely
elongate L. rectangularis occurs along Cedar
Creek. L. eurinus is a large damselfly that formerly occurred
in Beckman Lake, but it hasn't been noted in several years. The metallic-green
L. dryas is considerably less common as is the small dark-brown
autumnal L. congener.
L. forcipatus female
possibly collected?
