Lestes dryas
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Lestes dryas is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. Its common names include emerald spreadwing, scarce emerald damselfly and robust spreadwing. An alternate name in Irelan
Lestes dryas male Kulna
Male (dorsal view)
L. dryas male, anal appendage
L. sponsa male, anal appendage
Lestes sponsa
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Lestes sponsa is a damselfly with a wide Palaearctic distribution. It is known commonly as the emerald damselfly or common spreadwing. Both males and females have a metallic green colour and brown win
Lestes dryas
…largely metallic green bodies with a bronze iridescence. They usually rest with their wings half spread. L. dryas is very similar in appearance to the emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa and care must be taken to tell the two species apart. The male has blue eyes. Powder blue pruinescence develops on the damselflies as…
Emerald damselfly male 3
Emerald damselfly female
Lestes sponsa male with powder blue segments 1–2 and 9–10 and blue eyes
Lestes sponsa female