Lestes viridulus
| Lestes viridulus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. viridulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842
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Lestes viridulus[2][1] emerald-striped spreadwing,[3][4] is a damselfly species in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is native to Bangladesh, India, and Thailand, where it is widespread. It likely occurs in Myanmar, as well.[1]
It is commonly found among long dry grass during the dry seasons; the colour of which it simulates closely. It can be easily distinguished from all other Lestes species by its uniform pale brown colour combined with a pair of dorsal thoracic metallic green stripes of uniform width.[5][6][7][3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Lestes viridulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T167318A6328220. 2010. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ a b "Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ a b "Lestes viridulus Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India with Special Remarks on the Genera Macromia and Idionyx and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. Records of the Indian Museum.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
External links
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