Lestes praemorsus

Scalloped spreadwing
male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Lestes
Species: L. praemorsus
Binomial name
Lestes praemorsus
Hagen in Selys, 1862
Synonyms
  • Platylestes praemorsus (Hagen in Selys, 1862)
  • Lestes decipiens Kirby, 1890

Lestes praemorsus[2][1] is a damselfly species in the family Lestidae. It is commonly known as the scalloped spreadwing or sapphire-eyed spreadwing.[3][4] It is very widely distributed from India to China and south to New Guinea.[1]

It breeds in well vegetated ponds and similar habitats. This damselfly can be found quite commonly in shaded lowland swamps and drains. While perched, the tip of the abdomen is bent up giving it a "hockey stick" appearance. In the male, the eyes and body are a powder-blue colour with black markings. Its dorsal thorax has a characteristic "scalloped" pattern. The female has similar markings to the male but are duller.[5][6][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sharma, G. & Dow, R.A. (2010). "Lestes praemorsus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T167485A6356018. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  3. 1 2 "Lestes praemorsus Hagen in Selys, 1862". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  4. 1 2 "Lestes praemorsus Hagen in Selys, 1862". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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