Lestes elatus
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Lestidae |
Genus: | Lestes |
Species: | L. elatus |
Binomial name | |
Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862 | |
Lestes elatus[2][1] is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the emerald spreadwing.[3][4] It is native to India, Thailand and Sri Lanka.[1] It is a common and widespread species that may be present in other countries.[1]
This damselfly breeds in ponds, including areas degraded by pollution.[1] Though no race described, a lot of color variations due to age-differences are common. Can be easily distinguished from other species of this genus by its unique metallic thoracic stripes.[5][6][7][3][4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Phan, Q. (2011). "Lestes elatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T190840A8835656. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 "Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 "Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India with Special Remarks on the Genera Macromia and Idionyx and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. Records of the Indian Museum.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
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