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Sedge Sprite - Nehalennia irene



Flight Season

Early Date: May 11    Late Date: August 26
Rare Abundance Scale Abundant
FLIGHT SEASON
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JUL AUG SEP
                       
OCT NOV DEC
                       

Description

This tiny damsel is more common in the northern half of the state around wetlands and ponds. Has an emerald green dorsal surface to the thorax and two black wedges extending on to the blue tip.

Size

Although some species show a bit of variation in size, the following graphic will give you a general feeling for the normal size of this species.

State Status:  S3      Global Status:  G5


Geographic Distribution - 50 Counties

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Recorded in These Counties
Adams Allamakee Benton Black Hawk Boone
Bremer Buchanan Buena Vista Calhoun Carroll
Cedar Cerro Gordo Cherokee Chickasaw Clay
Clinton Dallas Davis Dickinson Dubuque
Emmet Fayette Floyd Greene Hamilton
Hancock Howard Humboldt Johnson Kossuth
Linn Lucas Mahaska Marion Muscatine
O'Brien Page Palo Alto Pocahontas Polk
Sac Story Tama Wapello Warren
Webster Winnebago Winneshiek Woodbury Worth