Chalcolestes
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.
| Chalcolestes | |
|---|---|
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| C. viridis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1920 |
The name Chalcolestes comes from Greek: χαλχοσ copper and ληστησ predator. [1]
Species
The genus contains only two species:[2]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | .jpg.webp) | Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929) | Eastern Willow Spreadwing[3] | eastern Mediterranean; on Cyprus, Corsica, Crete and Sicily |
_5.jpg.webp) |  | 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
- Costantino D’Antonio and Francesca Vegliante. "Derivatio nominis libellularum europæarum" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- Dennis Paulson; Martin Schorr; Cyrille Deliry. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 15 Feb 2022.
- "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.
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