Chalcolestes
| Chalcolestes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| C. viridis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1920 |
| Synonyms | |
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Lestes Leach, 1815 | |
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]
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.