Lestidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Odonata, class Insecta. The family contains 53 accepted species worldwide.
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Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862
Lestes elatus is a medium-sized damselfly with unique metallic thoracic stripes …
Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877)
Sympecma paedisca, the Siberian winterdamsel, is a European spreadwing damselfly…
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895
Lestes tridens, the spotted spreadwing, is a widespread non-threatened African d…
Indolestes tenuissimus (Tillyard, 1906)
Indolestes tenuissimus, the slender reedling, is a medium-sized Lestidae damself…
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979
Austrolestes minjerriba, the dune ringtail, is a medium-large Australian Lestida…
Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825)
Lestes virens is a small metallic green damselfly of still waters, divided into …
Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)
Chalcolestes viridis is a large dark metallic green damselfly found across Europ…
Lestes undulatus Say, 1840
Lestes undulatus is a least concern spreadwing damselfly species found in South …
Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevskii, 1929)
Chalcolestes parvidens is a damselfly hard to distinguish from C. viridis, found…
Lestes australis Walker, 1952
Lestes australis, the southern spreadwing, is a stable least-concern spreadwing …
Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
Lestes barbarus is a distinctive bicolored pterostigma damselfly expanding its r…
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842
Lestes tenuatus, the blue-striped spreadwing, is a stable, least-concern spreadw…
Lestidae animals belong to the Odonata order in the Animalia kingdom. The dorsal surfaces of the abdomen are mid to dark grey, and are lighter in color on the underside, with the tenth abdominal segment forming a distinct pale band. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Lestidae is classified in the order Odonata, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda. The lower anal appendages are less than half the length of the upper anal appendages, which are a distinctive pale yellow with black tips.
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