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Lestes (Narrow-winged damselfly)

Wikipedia Abstract

Lestes is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the body when at rest. The name Lestes comes from the Greek word ληστησ meaning predator. The genus contains the following species:
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Species

Agrion leucosia
Agrion ligea
Agrion peisinoe
Lestes alacer (plateau spreadwing)
Lestes alfonsoi (Vulnerable)
Lestes amicus (Yellow-winged Spreadwing)
Lestes angularis
Lestes apollinaris
Lestes aquisextana
Lestes arvernus
Lestes auripennis (Endangered)
Lestes auritus
Lestes australis (Southern Spreadwing)
Lestes barbarus (Migrant Spreadwing)
Lestes basidens
Lestes belladonna
Lestes bipupillatus
Lestes boninensis
Lestes brisaci
Lestes ceresti
Lestes cingulatus
Lestes colensonis
Lestes concinnus (Dusky Spreadwing)
Lestes conexus
Lestes congener (Spotted Spreadwing)
Lestes curvatus
Lestes datangensis
Lestes debellardi
Lestes demarcoi
Lestes dianacompteae
Lestes dichrostigma
Lestes disjunctus (Northern Spreadwing)
Lestes dissimulans (Cryptic Spreadwing)
Lestes divisus
Lestes dorothea
Lestes dryas (Emerald Spreadwing)
Lestes elatus (Emerald Spreadwing)
Lestes eurinus (Amber-winged Spreadwing)
Lestes exoletus
Lestes falcifer
Lestes fernandoi
Lestes forcipatus (sweetflag spreadwing)
Lestes forficula (Rainpool Spreadwing)
Lestes forsterii
Lestes garoensis
Lestes gracilis
Lestes helix
Lestes henshawi
Lestes ictericus (Tawny Spreadwing)
Lestes inaequalis (Elegant Spreadwing)
Lestes irenea
Lestes japonicus
Lestes jerrelli
Lestes jurzitzai
Lestes lutzi
Lestes macrostigma (Dark Emerald Damselfly)
Lestes malabaricus
Lestes malaisei
Lestes minutus
Lestes nigriceps
Lestes nodalis (Wandering Spreadwing)
Lestes numidicus (Late Spreadwing)
Lestes ochraceus (Ochre Spreadwing)
Lestes orientalis
Lestes pallidus (Pallid Spreadwing)
Lestes parvidens (Eastern Willow Spreadwing)
Lestes patricia
Lestes paulistus
Lestes pertinax
Lestes pictus
Lestes pinheyi (Pinhey's Spreadwing)
Lestes plagiatus (Common Spreadwing)
Lestes plicata
Lestes praecellens (Vulnerable)
Lestes praemorsus (scalloped spreadwing)
Lestes praevius (Vulnerable)
Lestes pruinescens
Lestes psyche
Lestes quadristriatus
Lestes quercifolia
Lestes rectangularis (Slender Spreadwing)
Lestes regina
Lestes rothschildi
Lestes scalaris
Lestes secula (Endangered)
Lestes sellatus
Lestes sieblosiformis
Lestes sigma (Chalky Spreadwing)
Lestes silvaticus
Lestes simplex (Vulnerable)
Lestes simulator
Lestes simulatrix
Lestes smaragdulus
Lestes spatula
Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
Lestes spumarius (Antillean Spreadwing)
Lestes statzi
Lestes sternalis
Lestes stultus (Black Spreadwing)
Lestes temporalis
Lestes tenuatus (Blue-striped Spreadwing)
Lestes thoracica
Lestes tikalus
Lestes trichonus
Lestes tricolor
Lestes tridens (Grey-spotted Spreadwing)
Lestes umbrina
Lestes uncifer (Sickle Spreadwing)
Lestes undulatus
Lestes unguiculatus (Narrow-winged damselfly)
Lestes urubamba
Lestes vicina
Lestes vidua (Carolina Spreadwing)
Lestes vigilax (Swamp Spreadwing)
Lestes virens (Small Emerald Damselfly)
Lestes virgatus (Smoky Spreadwing)
Lestes viridis (Green Emerald Damselfly)
Lestes viridulus
Lestes wallacei
Lestes zalesskyi

External References

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