Checklist of Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
for British Isles (North Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 865
12017
42756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 862
12007
42740 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects | 69
261
589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
| 53
200
463 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies | 46
188
448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies | 12
39
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks | 3
10
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly | 4
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for British Isles
4 Genera with 24 Species
Species list for British Isles
24 Species | Austrolestes analis Rambur, 1842 | Slender Ringtail | | Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862 | Blue Ringtail | | Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846 | Blue Damselfly | | Austrolestes io Selys, 1862 | Iota Ringtail | | Austrolestes leda Selys, 1862 | Wandering Ringtail | | Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979 | Dune Ringtail | | Austrolestes psyche Hagen, 1862 | Cup Ringtail | | Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825 | Green Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) | ⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798 | | Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798 | Migrant Spreadwing | | Lestes congener Hagen, 1861 | Spotted Spreadwing | | Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862 | Common Spreadwing | | Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890 | Emerald Spreadwing | | Lestes eurinus Say, 1840 | Amber-winged Spreadwing | | Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842 | Sweetflag Spreadwing | | Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862 | Elegant Spreadwing | | Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840 | Slender Spreadwing | | Lestes regina ♰ N. Theobald, 1937 | | | Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823 | Common Emerald Damselfly | | Lestes spumarius Hagen, 1862 | Antillean Spreadwing | | Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861 | Black Spreadwing | | Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861 | Lyre-tipped Spreadwing | | Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862 | Swamp Spreadwing | | Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820 | Brown emerald damselfly |
Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in British Isles
 | | Lestidae (Calvert 1901) |
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