Lestidae
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895
Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895
Archilestes californicus (California spreadwing) is a least-concern Lestidae damselfly found in North and Central America with an increasing population.
Archilestes grandis (Rambur, 1842)
Archilestes grandis (Rambur, 1842)
Archilestes grandis, the great spreadwing, is a large North American damselfly distinguished by a broad yellow thorax stripe.
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979
Austrolestes minjerriba, the dune ringtail, is a medium-large Australian Lestidae damselfly found in coastal dune wetlands of northeast Australia.
Austrolestes colensonis (White, 1846)
Austrolestes colensonis (White, 1846)
Austrolestes colensonis is the largest damselfly in New Zealand, found across the country including outlying islands.
Austrolestes leda (Selys, 1862)
Austrolestes leda (Selys, 1862)
Austrolestes leda, the wandering ringtail, is a medium to large Australian lestid damselfly found across eastern Australia.
Austrolestes io (Selys, 1862)
Austrolestes io (Selys, 1862)
Austrolestes io, the iota ringtail, is a medium-large Australian Lestidae damselfly found in southern Australia, with light blue and brown males.
Austrolestes cingulatus (Burmeister, 1839)
Austrolestes cingulatus (Burmeister, 1839)
The metallic ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus) is a medium-sized Australian damselfly found in southeastern Australia.
Austrolestes annulosus (Selys, 1862)
Austrolestes annulosus (Selys, 1862)
Austrolestes annulosus is a thin, medium-sized blue damselfly widely distributed across most of Australia.
Austrolestes analis (Rambur, 1842)
Austrolestes analis (Rambur, 1842)
Austrolestes analis is a damselfly species found across multiple southern and eastern Australian states and Tasmania.
Austrolestes psyche (Hagen, 1862)
Austrolestes psyche (Hagen, 1862)
Austrolestes psyche, the cup ringtail, is a medium to large blue-black damselfly of the Lestidae family found in southeastern Australia.
Austrolestes aridus (Tillyard, 1908)
Austrolestes aridus (Tillyard, 1908)
Austrolestes aridus, the inland ringtail, is a widespread Australian damselfly found across inland Australia.
Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)
Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)
Indolestes cyaneus is a spreadwing damselfly species classified as least concern by IUCN, reviewed in 2009.
Indolestes gracilis (Hagen, 1862)
Indolestes gracilis (Hagen, 1862)
Indolestes gracilis is a medium-sized damselfly with three described subspecies found in South and Southeast Asia.
Indolestes peregrinus (Ris, 1916)
Indolestes peregrinus (Ris, 1916)
Indolestes peregrinus is a stable spreadwing damselfly species assessed as IUCN least concern since its 2009 review.
Indolestes tenuissimus (Tillyard, 1906)
Indolestes tenuissimus (Tillyard, 1906)
Indolestes tenuissimus, the slender reedling, is a medium-sized Lestidae damselfly found across northern Oceania, listed as IUCN least concern.
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861
Lestes alacer Hagen, 1861
The plateau spreadwing, Lestes alacer, is a stable least-concern damselfly found in North and Central America.
Lestes australis Walker, 1952
Lestes australis Walker, 1952
Lestes australis, the southern spreadwing, is a stable least-concern spreadwing damselfly found in North America.
Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
Lestes barbarus is a distinctive bicolored pterostigma damselfly expanding its range across Europe from southern Europe to central Asia.
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes concinnus Hagen, 1862
Lestes concinnus, the dusky spreadwing, is a medium-sized nomadic damselfly with a wide freshwater range and IUCN least-concern status.
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861
Lestes congener is a North American damselfly species found in still or slow wetland habitats.
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862
The northern spreadwing (Lestes disjunctus) is a North American damselfly species with a stable, least-concern population.
Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
Lestes dorothea Fraser, 1924
Lestes dorothea is a large damselfly distinguished from the similar L. praemorsus by size and markings, breeding in well-vegetated still water habitats.
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 is a green metallic damselfly found across the Northern Hemisphere in still vegetated shallow waters.
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840
Lestes eurinus, the amber-winged spreadwing, is a stable least-concern spreadwing damselfly found in eastern North America.
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