Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929 - Malabar Spreadwing

Conservation and Special status

image-20251029181348-1    IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This uncommon species has been recorded so far from Kerala and Western Ghats within the Indian limits.

This is an uncommon species.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala2
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu21
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total221

Dow, R.A. 2021. Lestes malabaricusThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T173715952A173775265. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T173715952A173775265.en

Page citation

Sawant, D., A. Dalvi, and S. Bagchi. 2025. Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929 – Malabar Spreadwing. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/lestes-malabaricus, accessed 2025/11/03.