Chalcolestes

Chalcolestes
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

  1. ^ Costantino D’Antonio and Francesca Vegliante. "Derivatio nominis libellularum europæarum" (in Italian). http://www.isoladivivara.it/odo/Derivatio_nominis.pdf. Retrieved 3 August 2010. 
  2. ^ Martin Schorr, Martin Lindeboom, Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/. Retrieved 11 August 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. http://british-dragonflies.org.uk/content/uk-species. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
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