Lestes virgatus
Lestes virgatus is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the smoky spreadwing and virginal spreadwing. It is native to much of southeastern Africa, where it is widespread. It lives in pools and swamps in forest and woodland habitat.[1]
Male
Male
Teneral male
female
| Lestes virgatus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Suborder: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | L. virgatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lestes virgatus (Burmeister, 1839) | |
References
- Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K. 2010. Lestes virgatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 January 2016.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lestes virgatus. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to Lestes virgatus |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.