Cover photo by Bertie Brink. Find the Tawny Spreadwing in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Lestidae Identification Small size Length up to 38mm. The Tawny Spreadwing is an elongate, drab coloured damselfly with few distinguishing features. It is very similar to the common pale brown form of the Pallid Spreadwing (Lestes … Continue reading Tawny Spreadwing (Lestes ictericus)