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 (Orolestes motis) - Facts & Information
Orolestes motis
Insect (Lestes pictus) - Facts & Information
Lestes pictus Hagen in Selys, 1862
Insect (BOLDAAK) - Facts & Information
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Montane Spreadwing (Lestes henshawi) - Facts & Information
Lestes henshawi Calvert, 1907
Ogasawara-Aoitotombo (Indolestes boninensis) - Facts & Information
Indolestes boninensis (Asahina, 1952)
Insect (Lestes japonicus) - Facts & Information
Lestes japonicus Selys, 1883
Leste EĚlanceĚ; Slender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis) - Facts & Information
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840
Leste Verdoyant MeĚridional (Lestes virens) - Facts & Information
Lestes virens virens (Charpentier, 1825)
Pallid Spreadwing (Lestes pallidus) - Facts & Information
Lestes pallidus Rambur, 1842
Insect (Lestes decipiens) - Facts & Information
Lestes decipiens Kirby, 1893
Insect (Indolestes cheesmanae) - Facts & Information
Indolestes cheesmanae (Kimmins, 1936)
Insect (BOLDAEE) - Facts & Information
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Insect (BOLDACA) - Facts & Information
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Grønne Kobbervandnymfer (Chalcolestes Kennedy) - Facts & Information
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1920
Insect (Lestes undulatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes undulatus Say, 1840
Insect (Lestes curvatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes curvatus Belle, 1997
Insect (Archilestes Selys) - Facts & Information
Archilestes Selys, 1862
Insect (Indolestes pulcherrimus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes pulcherrimus Fraser, 1924
Insect (Lestes praevius) - Facts & Information
Lestes praevius Lieftinck, 1940
Invernina Delle Brughiere; Leste Enfant; Noordse Winterjuffer; Siberian Winter Damsel; Sibirische Winterlibelle; Sibirisk Vintervandnymfe; IdaĚnkirsikorento; Sibirisk VinterflickslaĚnda; Vzhodni Zimnik (Sympecma paedisca) - Facts & Information
Sympecma paedisca (Brauer, 1877)
Tawny Spreadwing (Lestes ictericus) - Facts & Information
Lestes ictericus GerstaĚcker, 1869
Insect (Lestes nigriceps) - Facts & Information
Lestes nigriceps Fraser, 1924
Insect (Orolestes McLachlan) - Facts & Information
Orolestes McLachlan, 1895
Insect (Lestes tricolor) - Facts & Information
Lestes tricolor Erichson in Schomburgk, 1848
Insect (Lestes major) - Facts & Information
Lestes major Selys Longchamps & Selys Longchamps, 1862
Insect (Lestes auripennis) - Facts & Information
Lestes auripennis Fraser, 1955
Blue-Striped Spreadwing (Lestes tenuatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes tenuatus Rambur, 1842
Insect (Indolestes anomalus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes anomalus Fraser, 1946
Metallic Ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes cingulatus (Burmeister, 1839)
Wandering Ringtail (Austrolestes leda) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes leda (Selys, 1862)
Insect (Lestes spatula) - Facts & Information
Lestes spatula Fraser, 1946
Smoky Spreadwing (Lestes virgatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes virgatus (Burmeister, 1839)
Leste OnguiculeĚ; Lyre-Tipped Spreadwing (Lestes unguiculatus) - Facts & Information
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861
Insect (BOLDACQ) - Facts & Information
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Cave Reedling (Indolestes obiri) - Facts & Information
Indolestes obiri Watson, 1979
Insect (Archilestes chocoanus) - Facts & Information
Archilestes chocoanus PeĚrez-GutieĚrrez, 2012
Insect (Indolestes alfurus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes alfurus Lieftinck, 1960
Insect (Lestes silvaticus) - Facts & Information
Lestes silvaticus (Schmidt, 1951)
Insect (Lestes auritus) - Facts & Information
Lestes auritus Hagen in Selys, 1862
Insect (BOLDAAI) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Lestes sternalis) - Facts & Information
Lestes sternalis NavaĚs, 1930
Insect (Lestes urubamba) - Facts & Information
Lestes urubamba Kennedy, 1942
Emerald Sri Lanka Spreadwing (Sinhalestes orientalis) - Facts & Information
Sinhalestes orientalis (Hagen in Selys, 1862)
Insect (Indolestes indicus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes indicus Fraser, 1922
Insect (Lestes mediorufus) - Facts & Information
Lestes mediorufus Calvert, 1909
Slender Reedling (Indolestes tenuissimus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes tenuissimus (Tillyard, 1906)
Blue Damselfly; Keekeewai; Tiiemiemi (Austrolestes colensonis) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes colensonis (White in White & Gardiner Butler, 1846)
Chalky Spreadwing (Lestes sigma) - Facts & Information
Lestes sigma Calvert, 1901
Insect (Lestes simulatrix) - Facts & Information
Lestes simulatrix McLachlan, 1895
Insect (Lestes jurzitzai) - Facts & Information
Lestes jurzitzai MuzoĚn, 1994
Insect (Indolestes bilineatus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes bilineatus (Selys, 1891)
Belorepa Zelena Devica; Eastern Willow Spreadwing; IstocĚna Vrbina Zelendjevica; IstocĚna Vrbova Djevica; KraheĚhapura Lindore; Leste Vert Oriental; Leste Italien; Presenetljiva Pazverca; Verdina Orientale; OĚstliche Weidenjungfer; OĚstlig TraĚdflickslaĚnda (Chalcolestes parvidens) - Facts & Information
Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevskii, 1929)
Insect (Austrolestes Tillyard) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes Tillyard, 1913
Hosomi-Otsunen-Tombo (Indolestes peregrinus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes peregrinus (Ris, 1916)
Insect (BOLDABA) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Lestes praecellens) - Facts & Information
Lestes praecellens Lieftinck, 1937
Insect (Lestes malaisei) - Facts & Information
Lestes malaisei Schmidt, 1964
Black Spreadwing (Lestes stultus) - Facts & Information
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861
Insect (Indolestes bellax) - Facts & Information
Indolestes bellax (Lieftinck, 1930)
Insect (Ceylonolestes Kennedy) - Facts & Information
Ceylonolestes Kennedy, 1920
AlaesteĚs Robust; Emerald Spreadwing; GaiteirinĚo DriĚade; GlaĚnzende Binsenjungfer; Gorska Zelendjevica; KraheĚhapura E ForteĚ; Leste Dryade; Lestes Recio; Lestes Robusto; Mursen Werdd Brin; Mursennod Gwyrdd Prin; ObrezĚna Zverca; Rana Zelendjevica; Robust Spreadwing; Scarce Emerald Damselfly; Scarce Green Lestes; SortmĂŚrket Kobbervandnymfe; Tangpantserjuffer; Velika Dugorepa Zelena Devica; Verdina Robusta; Isokeijukorento; Kraftig SmaragdflickslaĚnda; Sørlig Metallvannymfe; Sørmetallvannymfe; Sørmetallvassnymfe (Lestes dryas) - Facts & Information
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Antillean Spreadwing (Lestes spumarius) - Facts & Information
Lestes spumarius Hagen in Selys, 1862
Insect (Lestes paulistus) - Facts & Information
Lestes paulistus Calvert, 1909
Blue Ringtail (Austrolestes annulosus) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes annulosus (Selys, 1862)
GaiteirinĚo Verde; Gemeine Weidenjungfer; Green Emerald Damselfly; Grøn Kobbervandnymfe; Houtpantserjuffer; KraheĚhapura E Shelgut; Leste Vert; Lestes Comum; Lestes Sinople; Mursen Werdd Yr Helyg; Mursennod Gwyrdd Yr Helyg; Pajukeijukorento; Velika Zelena Devica; Verdina Maggiore; Vimetaire Occidental; VaĚstlig TraĚdflickslaĚnda; Weidenjungfer; Western Willow Spreadwing; Willow Emerald Damselfly; Zapadna Vrbina Zelendjevica; Zapadna Vrbova Djevica; Zelena Pazverca (Chalcolestes viridis) - Facts & Information
Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)
AlfonsoâS Spreadwing (Lestes alfonsoi) - Facts & Information
Lestes alfonsoi GonzaĚlez-Soriano & Novelo-GutieĚrrez, 2001
Insect (Lestes pruinescens) - Facts & Information
Lestes pruinescens Martin, 1910
Western Ringtail (Austrolestes aleison) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes aleison Watson & Moulds, 1979
Cloudforest Spreadwing (Archilestes neblina) - Facts & Information
Archilestes neblina Garrison, 1982
Yellow-Winged Spreadwing (Lestes amicus) - Facts & Information
Lestes amicus Martin, 1910
Dark Spreadwing; Dunkle Binsenjungfer; GaiteirinĚo ViolaĚceo; JuzĚna Zverca; KraheĚhapura Zeshkane; Leste AĚ Grands PteĚrostigmas; Lestes Das Marismas; Lestes Oscuro; Slana Zelendjevica; Tamna Zelena Devica; Velika Zelendjevica; Verdina Delle Saline (Lestes macrostigma) - Facts & Information
Lestes macrostigma (Eversmann, 1836)
Insect (Lestes minutus) - Facts & Information
Lestes minutus Selys, 1862
Insect (BOLDADY) - Facts & Information
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Insect (BOLDAEF) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Superlestes Williamson) - Facts & Information
Superlestes Williamson, 1921
Leste Matinal; Swamp Spreadwing (Lestes vigilax) - Facts & Information
Lestes vigilax Hagen in Selys, 1862
Insect (Lestes apollinaris) - Facts & Information
Lestes apollinaris NavaĚs, 1934
Insect (Indolestes coeruleus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes coeruleus Fraser, 1924
Insect (Lestes malabaricus) - Facts & Information
Lestes malabaricus Fraser, 1929
Insect (BOLDAAP) - Facts & Information
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Plateau Spreadwing (Lestes alacer) - Facts & Information
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861
Rainpool Spreadwing; Regenplaspantserjuffer (Lestes forficula) - Facts & Information
Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842
Insect (BOLDACU) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Indolestes gracilis) - Facts & Information
Indolestes gracilis subsp. expressior (Kosterin, 2015) Kosterin 2015
Insect (Indolestes goniocercus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes goniocercus Lieftinck, 1960
Regal Spreadwing (Archilestes regalis) - Facts & Information
Archilestes regalis Gloyd, 1944
Insect (Lestes jerrelli) - Facts & Information
Lestes jerrelli Tennessen, 1997
Elegant Spreadwing; Leste IneĚgal (Lestes inaequalis) - Facts & Information
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862
Insect (BOLDAET) - Facts & Information
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Insect (Indolestes lundquisti) - Facts & Information
Indolestes lundquisti (Lieftinck, 1949)
Dusky Spreadwing (Lestes concinnus) - Facts & Information
Lestes concinnus Hagen in Selys, 1862
Insect (Archilestes tuberalatus) - Facts & Information
Archilestes tuberalatus (Williamson, 1921)
Insect (Indolestes risi) - Facts & Information
Indolestes risi (van der Weele, 1909)
Scythe-Tipped Spreadwing (Lestes secula) - Facts & Information
Lestes secula May, 1993
Slender Ringtail (Austrolestes analis) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes analis (Rambur, 1842)
Insect (Indolestes lygisticercus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes lygisticercus (Lieftinck, 1932)
Iota Ringtail (Austrolestes io) - Facts & Information
Austrolestes io (Selys, 1862)
Insect (Indolestes birmanus) - Facts & Information
Indolestes birmanus (Selys, 1891)
Insect (Indolestes guizhouensis) - Facts & Information
Indolestes guizhouensis Zhou & Zhou, 2005
Insect (Lestes nodalis) - Facts & Information
Lestes nodalis Selys, 1891