Biology:Lestes australis

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Lestes australis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Lestes
Species:
L. australis
Binomial name
Lestes australis
Walker, 1952
Synonyms[2]
  • Lestes disjunctus australis Walker, 1952

Lestes australis, the southern spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

The IUCN conservation status of Lestes australis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

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References

Further reading

  • Donnelly, Nick (2003). "Lestes disjunctus, forcipatus, and australis: a confusing complex of North American damselflies". Argia 15 (3): 10–13. ISSN 1061-8503. https://www.odonatacentral.org/index.php/IssueAction.get/issue_id/101/volume_id/25. 
  • Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2371179 entry