Lestes viridulus

Lestes viridulus
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Suborder:Zygoptera
Family:Lestidae
Genus:Lestes
Species: L. viridulus
Binomial name
Lestes viridulus
Rambur, 1842

Lestes viridulus[2][1] emerald-striped spreadwing,[3][4] is a damselfly species in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is native to Bangladesh, India, and Thailand, where it is widespread. It likely occurs in Myanmar, as well.[1]

It is commonly found among long dry grass during the dry seasons; the colour of which it simulates closely. It can be easily distinguished from all other Lestes species by its uniform pale brown colour combined with a pair of dorsal thoracic metallic green stripes of uniform width.[5][6][7][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dow, R.A. (2010). "Lestes viridulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T167318A6328220. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  3. 1 2 "Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  4. 1 2 "Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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