Biology:Lestes virgatus
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Short description: Species of damselfly
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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. virgatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lestes virgatus (Burmeister, 1839)
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Lestes virgatus is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the smoky spreadwing and virginal spreadwing. It is native to much of southeastern Africa, where it is widespread. It lives in pools and swamps in forest and woodland habitat.[1]
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Male
Teneral male
female
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Lestes virgatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T59907A85621305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59907A85621305.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/59907/85621305. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1313529 entry
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