Lestidae
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Lestidae is a family of cosmopolitan, medium-sized to large, slender damselflies, known commonly as the spreadwings, spread-winged damselflies, or reedlings.
Austrolestes cingulatus
A male Lestes dryas in the "spread-winged" posture that gives the family its common name
SPREADWING, GREAT pena blanca lake, scc, az 01
Indolestes peregrinus
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
Lestidae
…1901 – Chalky Spreadwing Lestes silvaticus Schmidt, 1951 Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861 Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895 Lestes spatula Fraser, 1946 Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823) – Emerald Damselfly, Lestes spumarius Hagen in Selys, 1862 – Antillean Spreadwing Lestes sternalis Navás, 1930 Lestes stultus Hagen…
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