Summary ²

The great spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) is a damselfly in the family Lestidae. When great spreadwings are startled they often return to the same perch or a perch nearby.

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1. (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Jim Johnson
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archilestes_grandis

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