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
C. viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)Eastern Willow Spreadwing[3]eastern Mediterranean; on Cyprus, Corsica, Crete and Sicily
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

  1. Costantino D’Antonio and Francesca Vegliante. "Derivatio nominis libellularum europæarum" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. "Checklist of UK Species". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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