Chalcolestes
| Chalcolestes | |
|---|---|
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| C. viridis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1920 |
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.
The name Chalcolestes comes from Greek: χαλχοσ copper and ληστησ predator. [1]
Species
[edit]The genus contains only two species:[2]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929) | Eastern Willow Spreadwing[3] | eastern Mediterranean; on Cyprus, Corsica, Crete and Sicily |
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Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) | Willow Emerald Damselfly,[4] Western Willow Spreadwing[3] | Corsica, Sicily, Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, in the Maghreb in North Africa, Turkey and the Middle East |
References
[edit]- ^ Costantino D’Antonio and Francesca Vegliante. "Derivatio nominis libellularum europæarum" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.
- ^ a b "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ^ "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.