Lestidae Family
The Insect (Lestes yaojiae Yu & Liu, 2025) exemplifies the incredible diversity found in beetles, butterflies, bees, and other insects found across the...
277 species in this family.208 species in this category
Insect (BOLDACG) - Facts & Information
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Insect (BOLDAAA) - Facts & Information
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Alaestès Fi; Almindelig Kobbervandnymfe; Barska Zelendjevica; Common Emerald Damselfly; Common Spreadwing; Emerald Damselfly; Gaiteiriño Noivo; Gemeine Binsenjungfer; Gewone Pantserjuffer; Green Lestes; Kobberglinsende Vandnymfe; Krahëhapura E Zakonshme; Leste Fiancé; Lestes Werdd; Lestes Do Montesinho; Lestes Norteño; Mala Dugorepa Zelena Devica; Mursen Werdd; Mursennod Gwyrdd; Obvodna Zverca; Sjeverna Zelendjevica; Verdina Boreale; Allmän Smaragdflickslända; Cruinneag Uaine; Cruinneagan Uaine; Grön Flickslända; Nordmetallvannymfe; Nordmetallvassnymfe; Pudrad Smaragdflickslända; Sirokeijukorento; Vanlig Metallvannymfe (Lestes sponsa) - Facts & Information
Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)
Insect (BOLDACY) - Facts & Information
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Allied Spreadwing (Lestes simplex) - Facts & Information
Lestes simplex Hagen, 1861
Insect (Indolestes assamicus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes assamicus Fraser, 1930
Closed-Wing Reedling (Indolestes divisus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes divisus (Hagen in Selys, 1862)
Amber-Winged Spreadwing; Leste Flamboyant (Lestes eurinus) - Facts & Information
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840
Dune Ringtail (Austrolestes minjerriba) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979
Insect (Lestes angularis) - Facts & Information
Lestes angularis Fraser, 1929
Insect (Indolestes Fraser) - Facts & Information
Indolestes Fraser, 1922
Insect (Indolestes dajakanus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes dajakanus (Lieftinck, 1948)
Southern Spreadwing (Lestes australis) - Facts & Information
Lestes australis Walker, 1952
Insect (BOLDAAU) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Lestes quercifolia) - Facts & Information
Lestes quercifolia Selys, 1878
Insect (Lestes trichonus) - Facts & Information
Lestes trichonus Belle, 1997
Small Reedling (Indolestes alleni) - Facts & Information
Indolestes alleni (Tillyard, 1913)
Insect (Indolestes luxatus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes luxatus (Lieftinck, 1932)
Alaestès Petit; Gaiteiriño Verdescente; Kleine Binsenjungfer; Krahëhapura E Smeraldë; Leste Verdoyant; Lestes Menor; Lille Kobbervandnymfe; Loška Zverca; Mala Zelena Devica; Mala Zelendjevica; Small Emerald Spreadwing; Small Spreadwing; Tengere Pantserjuffer; Verdina Minore; Hentokeijukorento; Mindre Smaragdflickslända; Sydlig Smaragdflickslända (Lestes virens) - Facts & Information
Lestes virens (Charpentier, 1825)
Insect (BOLDADC) - Facts & Information
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Yellow-Eyed Spreadwing (Archilestes latialatus) - Facts & Information
Archilestes latialatus Donnelly, 1981
Insect (Sympecma gobica) - Facts & Information
Sympecma gobica Förster, 1900
Insect (BOLDADH) - Facts & Information
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Emerald Damselflies; Kobbervandnymfer; Keijukorennot (Suku) (Lestes Leach) - Facts & Information
Lestes Leach in Brewster, 1815
Insect (Lestes regina) - Facts & Information
Lestes regina Theobald, 1937
Highland Spreadwing (Lestes plagiatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes plagiatus (Burmeister, 1839)
Insect (BOLDAAX) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Indolestes lafaeci) - Facts & Information
Indolestes lafaeci Seehausen, 2017
Cup Ringtail (Austrolestes psyche) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes psyche (Hagen in Selys, 1862)
Insect (BOLDAAB) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Indolestes aruanus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes aruanus Lieftinck, 1951
Insect (Malgassolestes Pinhey) - Facts & Information
Malgassolestes Pinhey, 1980
California Spreadwing (Archilestes californicus) - Facts & Information
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895
Insect (Lestes dianacompteae) - Facts & Information
Lestes dianacompteae Compte-Sart, 2014
Insect (Lestes praemorsus) - Facts & Information
Lestes praemorsus subsp. praemorsus
Insect (Platylestes pertinax) - Facts & Information
Platylestes pertinax Lieftinck, 1932
Insect (Indolestes cyaneus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)
Insect (Lestes bipupillatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes bipupillatus Calvert, 1909
Insect (Agrion cromandeliana) - Facts & Information
Agrion cromandeliana Fabricius, 1798
Insect (BOLDACF) - Facts & Information
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Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes tridens) - Facts & Information
Lestes tridens McLachlan, 1895
Insect (Lestes debellardi) - Facts & Information
Lestes debellardi De Marmels, 1992
Insect (Platylestes heterostylus) - Facts & Information
Platylestes heterostylus Lieftinck, 1932
Insect (Lestes demarcoi) - Facts & Information
Lestes demarcoi Lencioni & Neiss, 2021
Insect (Lestes polonicus) - Facts & Information
Lestes polonicus Nel, Bernard, Szybiak & Daraż, 2025
Insect (BOLDAEK) - Facts & Information
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Pinhey'S Spreadwing (Lestes pinheyi) - Facts & Information
Lestes pinheyi Fraser, 1955
Insect (Orolestes octomaculatus) - Facts & Information
Orolestes octomaculatus Martin, 1902
Insect (Lestes dorothea) - Facts & Information
Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
Insect (BOLDAAD) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Orolestes wallacei) - Facts & Information
Orolestes wallacei (Kirby, 1889)
Insect (Indolestes floresianus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes floresianus Lieftinck, 1960
Insect (Sympycna Charpentier) - Facts & Information
Sympycna Charpentier, 1840
Insect (Platylestes platystylus) - Facts & Information
Platylestes platystylus (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (BOLDAAC) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Lestes viridulus) - Facts & Information
Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842
Insect (Lestes helix) - Facts & Information
Lestes helix Ris, 1918
Insect (Indolestes albicaudus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes albicaudus (McLachlan, 1895)
Cryptic Spreadwing (Lestes dissimulans) - Facts & Information
Lestes dissimulans Fraser, 1955
Emerald Spreadwing (Lestes elatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862
Insect (Lestes quadristriatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes quadristriatus Calvert, 1909
Insect (Archilestes exoletus) - Facts & Information
Archilestes exoletus (Hagen in Selys, 1862)
Insect (Lestes praemorsa) - Facts & Information
Lestes praemorsa subsp. andamanensis F.C. Fraser, 1924
Insect (Sympecma Burmeister) - Facts & Information
Sympecma Burmeister, 1839
Insect (Agrion Nympha) - Facts & Information
Agrion Nympha, 1758
Insect (SH10FU) - Facts & Information
SH1231846.10FU
Algerian Spreadwing; Late Spreadwing; Le Leste Algérien; Späte Binsenjungfer (Lestes numidicus) - Facts & Information
Lestes numidicus Samraoui, Weekers & Dumont, 2003
Insect (Indolestes lundqvisti) - Facts & Information
Indolestes lundqvisti Lieftinck, 1949
Insect (BOLDADR) - Facts & Information
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Leste Disjoint; Northern Spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) - Facts & Information
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862
Leste À Forceps; Sweetflag Spreadwing (Lestes forcipatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842
Insect (Platylestes kirani) - Facts & Information
Platylestes kirani Emiliyamma, Palot & Charesh, 2020
Sickle Spreadwing (Lestes uncifer) - Facts & Information
Lestes uncifer Karsch, 1899
Insect (Indolestes extraneus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes extraneus (Needham, 1930)
Insect (Icterolestes Pinhey) - Facts & Information
Icterolestes Pinhey, 1980
Insect (Archilestes guayaraca) - Facts & Information
Archilestes guayaraca De Marmels, 1982
Insect (Pseudochalcolestes Pinhey) - Facts & Information
Pseudochalcolestes Pinhey, 1980
Insect (Lestes wallacei) - Facts & Information
Lestes wallacei
Insect (Platylestes Selys) - Facts & Information
Platylestes Selys, 1862
Insect (Lestes dichrostigma) - Facts & Information
Lestes dichrostigma Calvert, 1909
Insect (Lestes garoensis) - Facts & Information
Lestes garoensis Lahiri, 1987
Inland Ringtail (Austrolestes aridus) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes aridus (Tillyard, 1908)
Insect (Indolestes inflatus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes inflatus (Fraser, 1933)
Insect (Sympycna fusca) - Facts & Information
Sympycna fusca Burmeister, 1839
Insect (Orolestes durga) - Facts & Information
Orolestes durga Lahiri, 1987
Carolina Spreadwing (Lestes vidua) - Facts & Information
Lestes vidua Hagen, 1861
Insect (BOLDAAF) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Lestes basidens) - Facts & Information
Lestes basidens Belle, 1997
Insect (Sinhalestes Fraser) - Facts & Information
Sinhalestes Fraser, 1951
Alaestès Verd; Blijeda Zelendjevica; Divlja Zelena Devica; Gaiteiriño Bérber; Grmiščna Zverca; Kalveakeijukorento; Leste Sauvage; Lestes Bárbaro; Lestes Mourisco; Migrant Spreadwing; Mursen Werdd Y De; Mursennod Gwyrdd Y De; Shy Emerald Damselfly; Southern Emerald Damselfly; Sredozemna Zelendjevica; Sydlig Kobbervandnymfe; Südliche Binsenjungfer; Vajza E Smeraldë Jugore; Verdina Barbara; Zwervende Pantserjuffer; Långväga Smaragdflickslända; Vandrande Smaragdflickslända (Lestes barbarus) - Facts & Information
Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
Leste Tardif; Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener) - Facts & Information
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861
Insect (Indolestes vitiensis) - Facts & Information
Indolestes vitiensis (Tillyard, 1924)
Insect (BOLDAAY) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Lestes temporalis) - Facts & Information
Lestes temporalis Selys, 1883
Wedge-Striped Spreadwing (Lestes scalaris) - Facts & Information
Lestes scalaris Gundlach, 1888
Insect (Orolestes selysi) - Facts & Information
Orolestes selysi McLachlan, 1895
Ochre Spreadwing (Lestes ochraceus) - Facts & Information
Lestes ochraceus Selys, 1862
Insect (Lestes yaojiae) - Facts & Information
Lestes yaojiae Yu & Liu, 2025
Insect (Indolestes davenporti) - Facts & Information
Indolestes davenporti (Fraser, 1930)
Great Spreadwing (Archilestes grandis) - Facts & Information
Archilestes grandis (Rambur, 1842)