Lestes forficula

Lestes forficula, the rainpool spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[2][3][1][4]

Lestes forficula

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Lestes
Species:
L. forficula
Binomial name
Lestes forficula
Rambur, 1842

The IUCN conservation status of Lestes forficula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018.[1][5][6]

References

  1. "Lestes forficula Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  2. "Lestes forficula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. "Lestes forficula". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. "Lestes forficula species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.


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