''Lestes'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
damselfly
Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the win ...
in the family
Lestidae
The Lestidae are a rather small family of cosmopolitan, large-sized, slender Damselfly, damselflies,
known commonly as the spreadwings or spread-winged damselflies.
Characteristics
While most Zygoptera, damselflies rest with their wings folded ...
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The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the body when at rest.
The name ''Lestes'' comes from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
word λῃστής (lēistēs) meaning ''predator''.
Extant Species
The genus ''Lestes'' includes the following species:
Fossils
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Lestes aquisextana ''
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Lestes arvernus ''
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Lestes brisaci ''
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Lestes ceresti ''
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Lestes conexus ''
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Lestes datangensis ''
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Lestes dianacompteae ''
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Lestes forsterii ''
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Lestes irenea ''
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Lestes leucosia ''
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Lestes ligea ''
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Lestes lutzi ''
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Lestes peisinoe ''
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Lestes plicata
''Lestes'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae.
The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the ...
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Lestes regina ''
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Lestes sieblosiformis ''
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Lestes statzi ''
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Lestes vicina ''
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Lestes zalesskyi''
See also
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Chalcolestes
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar , from=Q2649380
Lestidae
Zygoptera genera
Odonata of Europe
Odonata of Australia
Odonata of Oceania
Odonata of Africa
Odonata of New Zealand
Odonata of North America
Taxa named by William Elford Leach
Damselflies
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot