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Lestes viridis (Green Emerald Damselfly)

Synonyms: Agrion leucopsallis; Agrion viridis; Chalcolestes viridis (homotypic); Chalcolestes viridis viridis; Lestes leucopsallis

Wikipedia Abstract

Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis, is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. It has a metallic green body and at rest it holds its wings away from its body. Its common name is the willow emerald damselfly or the western willow spreadwing.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Horná Orava 145144 Slovakia  
Nied 1577 Germany  

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Dolichopus nigricornis[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Bufo bufo (Common European toad)1
Calopteryx splendens (Banded Demoiselle)1
Calopteryx virgo (Beautiful Demoiselle)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Plagiorchis elegans[2]
Prosotocus confusus[2]
Schistogonimus rarus <Unverified Name>[2]
Skrjabinoeces similis[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Ecology of Commanster
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0