List of damselflies of the world (Lestidae)
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- Archilestes californicus
- Archilestes exoletus
- Archilestes grandis
- Archilestes guayaraca
- Archilestes latialatus
- Archilestes neblina
- Archilestes regalis
- Archilestes tuberalatus
- Austrolestes aleison
- Austrolestes analis
- Austrolestes annulosus
- Austrolestes aridus
- Austrolestes cingulatus
- Austrolestes colensonis
- Austrolestes insularis
- Austrolestes io
- Austrolestes leda
- Austrolestes minjerriba
- Austrolestes psyche
- Chalcolestes parvidens
- Chalcolestes viridis
- Indolestes albicaudus
- Indolestes alfurus
- Indolestes alleni
- Indolestes anomalus
- Indolestes aruanus
- Indolestes assamicus
- Indolestes bellax
- Indolestes bilineatus
- Indolestes birmanus
- Indolestes boninensisIndolestes boninensisIndolestes boninensis is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae. It is endemic to Japan.-Source:* Odonata Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 9 August 2007....
- Indolestes cheesmanae
- Indolestes coeruleus
- Indolestes cyaneus
- Indolestes dajakanus
- Indolestes davenporti
- Indolestes divisus
- Indolestes extraneus
- Indolestes floresianus
- Indolestes goniocercus
- Indolestes gracilis
- Indolestes indicus
- Indolestes inflatus
- Indolestes linsleyi
- Indolestes lundquisti
- Indolestes luxatus
- Indolestes lygisticercus
- Indolestes obiri
- Indolestes peregrinus
- Indolestes pulcherrimus
- Indolestes risi
- Indolestes sutteri
- Indolestes tenuissimus
- Indolestes vitiensis
- Lestes alacer
- Lestes alfonsoi
- Lestes amicusLestes amicusLestes amicus is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly the Republic of the Congo, and possibly the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
- Lestes angularis
- Lestes apollinaris
- Lestes auripennis
- Lestes auritus
- Lestes australis
- Lestes barbatus
- Lestes basidens
- Lestes bipupillatus
- Lestes concinnus
- Lestes congener
- Lestes curvatus
- Lestes debellardi
- Lestes dichrostigma
- Lestes disjunctus
- Lestes dissimulansLestes dissimulansLestes dissimulans is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly...
- Lestes dorothea
- Lestes dryasLestes dryasLestes dryas is a species of damselfly which is found across Europe, Asia and North America. In North America it is known as the Emerald Spreadwing and this name is becoming more widely used in Europe. In Britain, it is very rare so its common name is the Scarce Emerald Damselfly. An alternate name...
- Lestes elatus
- Lestes eurinus
- Lestes falcifer
- Lestes fernandoi
- Lestes forcipatus
- Lestes forficula
- Lestes garoensis
- Lestes helix
- Lestes henshawi
- Lestes ictericusLestes ictericusLestes ictericus is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Burundi, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe...
- Lestes inaequalis
- Lestes japonicus
- Lestes jerrelli
- Lestes jurzitzai
- Lestes macrostigmaLestes macrostigmaLestes macrostigma is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. Its common name is the Dark Emerald Damselfly or Dark Spreadwing and it has the typical appearance of a Lestes damselfly; it has a metallic green body and at rest it holds its wings away from its body. It is usually found in brackish...
- Lestes malabaricus
- Lestes malaisei
- Lestes minutus
- Lestes nigriceps
- Lestes nodalis
- Lestes numidicusLestes numidicusLestes numidicus is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Algeria, possibly France, and possibly Spain. Its natural habitats are freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat...
- Lestes ochraceusLestes ochraceusLestes ochraceus is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi...
- Lestes orientalis
- Lestes pallidusLestes pallidusLestes pallidus is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Botswana, Chad, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly...
- Lestes patricia
- Lestes paulistus
- Lestes pictus
- Lestes pinheyiLestes pinheyiLestes pinheyi is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae. It is found in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly the Republic of the Congo...
- Lestes plagiatusLestes plagiatusLestes plagiatus is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae. It is also known as the common spreadwing.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi...
- Lestes praevius
- Lestes pruinescens
- Lestes quadristriatus
- Lestes rectangularisLestes rectangularisLestes rectangularis is a species of damselfly commonly called the slender spreadwing.Adults are about long, with a wingspan of . Its wings are translucent in contrast to a long, slender abdomen. The eyes are blue and there is a blue shoulder stripe. L. rectangularis can be distinguished from...
- Lestes regulatus
- Lestes scalaris
- Lestes secula
- Lestes sigma
- Lestes silvaticus
- Lestes simplex
- Lestes simuulans
- Lestes simulatrix
- Lestes spatula
- Lestes sponsaLestes sponsaLestes sponsa, is a damselfly, with a wide Palaeartic distribution. It is known commonly as the Emerald Damselfly or Common Spreadwing. Both males and females have a metallic green colour and when resting its wings are usually half opened....
- Lestes spumarius
- Lestes sternalis
- Lestes stultus
- Lestes sutteri
- Lestes tarryi
- Lestes temporalis
- Lestes tenuatus
- Lestes thoracicus
- Lestes tikalus
- Lestes trichonus
- Lestes tricolor
- Lestes tridensLestes tridensLestes tridens is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi...
- Lestes umbrinus
- Lestes unciferLestes unciferLestes uncifer is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly the Republic of the Congo...
- Lestes undulatus
- Lestes unguiculatus
- Lestes urubamba
- Lestes vidua
- Lestes vigilaxLestes vigilaxThe Swamp Spreadwing is a member of the Lestes genus, it grows between 42 and 55 mm. It ranges from eastern North America west to Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Texas, and to Georgia and South Carolina. It is most commonly seen between May and October....
- Lestes virensLestes virensThe Small Emerald Damselfly or Small Spreadwing, Lestes virens is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. It has the typical appearance of a Lestes damselfly; it has a metallic green body and at rest it holds its wings away from its body....
- Lestes virgatusLestes virgatusLestes virgatus is a species of damselfly in family Lestidae.It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi...
- Lestes viridulus
- Orolestes durga
- Orolestes motis
- Orolestes octomaculatus
- Orolestes selysi
- Orolestes wallacei
- Platylestes heterostylus
- Platylestes pertinax
- Platylestes platystylus
- Platylestes praecellens
- Platylestes praemorsusPlatylestes praemorsusPlatylestes praemorsus ia a damselfly species in the family Lestidae. Its commonly known as the scalloped spreadwing. Platylestes praemorsus is ofen put into the genus Lestes where it is better known as Lestes praemorsus. This damselfly is usually looking and can be found quite commonly in shaded...
- Platylestes quercifolius
- Sinhalestes orientalisSinhalestes orientalisSinhalestes orientalis, the Emerald Sri Lanka Spreadwing, is a monotypic species of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The species may be extinct since none have been found since it was first scientifically described more than 140 years ago....
- Sympecma fuscaSympecma fuscaThe Common Winter Damselfly, Sympecma fusca, is a damselfly that is found in much of central and southern Europe. It does not have the bright blue or red colouration that is more usual for damselflies so it is often overlooked. It is one of only two species of European dragonflies that overwinter...
- Sympecma gobica
- Sympecma paedisca