Lestes australis
| Lestes australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lestes australis Walker, 1952
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Lestes australis, the southern spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]
The IUCN conservation status of Lestes australis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]
Description
[edit]Size: 36-46mm (1.4-1.8 in).
The male is mostly black with pale green shoulder stripes and pale lower legs. The face is pale blue and the eyes are bright blue. Abdominal segments 9 and 10 are pruinose (whitish). On both sexes the back of the head is black. Female Southern Spreadwings look very much like female Slender Spreadwings, which are a little longer and have yellow wingtips and feet. [7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Lestes australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51364319A68460792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364319A68460792.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Lestes australis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Lestes australis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Lestes australis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Southern Spreadwing". Retrieved 2024-11-12.
Further reading
[edit]- Donnelly, Nick (2003). "Lestes disjunctus, forcipatus, and australis: a confusing complex of North American damselflies". Argia. 15 (3): 10–13. ISSN 1061-8503.
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.
External links
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Media related to Lestes australis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lestes australis at Wikispecies
