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Lestidae
The Lestidae are a rather small family of cosmopolitan, large-sized, slender damselflies,
known commonly as the spreadwings or spread-winged damselflies.
Lestes sponsa
species of insect
Sympecma fusca
species of insect
Lestes dryas
species of insect
Chalcolestes viridis
species of insect
Sympecma paedisca
species of insect
Lestes
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 body when at rest.
Chalcolestes parvidens
species of insect
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Sympecma
Sympecma is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae.
Austrolestes cingulatus
species of insect
Indolestes
Indolestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae.
Species of Indolestes can be medium-sized, dull coloured dragonflies.
They are found from India through Asia, Australia and the Pacific.
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Austrolestes
Austrolestes is a genus of medium to large-sized damselflies in the family Lestidae.
Austrolestes colensonis
species of New Zealand damselfly
Austrolestes analis
species of insect
Great Spreadwing
species of insect
Lestes praemorsus
species of insect
Austrolestes minjerriba
species of insect
Austrolestes io
species of insect
Sympecma gobica
species of insect
Austrolestes annulosus
species of insect
Austrolestes aleison
species of insect
Lestes dorothea
species of insect
Archilestes
Archilestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae, commonly known as stream spreadwings. The genus contains eight species found in the Americas, with the great spreadwing (A. grandis) and California spreadwing (A. californicus) being the most common and widespread.
Lestes dissimulans
species of insect
Archilestes exoletus
species of insect
Archilestes neblina
species of insect
Archilestes regalis
species of insect
Platylestes platystylus
species of insect
Austrolestes leda
species of insect
Austrolestes psyche
species of insect
Orolestes
Orolestes is a genus of stalk-winged damselflies in the family Lestidae. There are about seven described species in Orolestes.
Archilestes guayaraca
species of insect
Archilestes latialatus
species of insect
Archilestes californicus
species of insect
Austrolestes aridus
species of insect
Archilestes tuberalatus
species of insect
Platylestes
Platylestes is a genus of stalk-winged damselflies in the family Lestidae. There are at least five described species in Platylestes.
Chalcolestes
Chalcolestes is a small genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. They are commonly known as willow spreadwings. They are similar to the spreadwings of the genus Lestes.