Chalcolestes
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Chalcolestes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| C. viridis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1920 |
| Synonyms | |
|
Lestes Leach, 1815 | |
Chalcolestes is a small genus of damselfly in 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]
The genus contains only two species:[2]
- Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929) – Eastern Willow Spreadwing[3]
- Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) – Willow Emerald Damselfly,[4] Western Willow Spreadwing[3]
References
- ↑ Costantino D’Antonio and Francesca Vegliante. "Derivatio nominis libellularum europæarum" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ↑ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 3 Oct 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- ↑ "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.