Archilestes californicus McLachlan: a new damselfly for coastal British Columbia (Odonata: Lestidae) with notes on the species’ expansion in the Pacific Northwest

Archilestes californicus McLachlan: a new damselfly for coastal British Columbia (Odonata: Lestidae) with notes on the species’ expansion in the Pacific Northwest

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Authors

Steven Kenneth Esau, Paul Simonin, Robert Cannings

Abstract

We observed Archilestes californicus McLachlan (California Spreadwing), a damselfly in the family Lestidae, for the first time in south coastal British Columbia. Other records of the species in the Pacific Northwest document a gradual northward range expansion over the last twenty years. In light of this history, Archilestes californicus is expected to spread more widely in southern British Columbia.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32942/X23M3W

Subjects

Entomology

Keywords

Archilestes

Dates

Published: 2026-03-30 16:10

Last Updated: 2026-03-30 16:10

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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International

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Language:
English