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Checklist of Family Lestidae Calvert, 1901 (Spread-winged damselflies)
for Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
11389
39707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
11379
39691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
64
237
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Odonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
49
179
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Odonata
Fabricius, 1793
Damselflies, Demoiselles, Dragonflies
44
170
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Zygoptera
Selys, 1854
Damselflies
10
34
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Lestoidea
Calvert, 1901
Bluestreaks
3
10
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLestidae
Calvert, 1901
Spread-winged damselflies, Spread-Winged Damselfly
4
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
4 Genera with 23 Species
Austrolestes Tillyard, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Chalcolestes Kennedy, 1825Willow Spreadwings1SpeciesTaxom
Lestes Leach, 1862Emerald Damselflies14SpeciesTaxom
Sympecma Burmeister, 18201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
23 Species
Austrolestes analis Rambur, 1842Slender Ringtail
Austrolestes annulosus Selys, 1862Blue Ringtail
Austrolestes colensonis White, 1846Blue Damselfly
Austrolestes io Selys, 1862Iota Ringtail
Austrolestes leda Selys, 1862Wandering Ringtail
Austrolestes minjerriba Watson, 1979Dune Ringtail
Austrolestes psyche Hagen, 1862Cup Ringtail
Chalcolestes viridis Vander Linden, 1825Green Emerald Damselfly
Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis (Vander Linden, 1825)⇒ Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798
Lestes barbarus Fabricius, 1798Migrant Spreadwing
Lestes congener Hagen, 1861Spotted Spreadwing
Lestes disjunctus Selys, 1862Common Spreadwing
Lestes dryas Kirby, 1890Emerald Spreadwing
Lestes eurinus Say, 1840Amber-winged Spreadwing
Lestes forcipatus Rambur, 1842Sweetflag Spreadwing
Lestes inaequalis Walsh, 1862Elegant Spreadwing
Lestes rectangularis Say, 1840Slender Spreadwing
Lestes regina N. Theobald, 1937
Lestes sponsa Hansemann, 1823Common Emerald Damselfly
Lestes stultus Hagen, 1861Black Spreadwing
Lestes unguiculatus Hagen, 1861Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
Lestes vigilax Selys, 1862Swamp Spreadwing
Sympecma fusca Vander Linden, 1820Brown emerald damselfly

Subnodes of Lestidae with occurrences in Great Britain
SubfamilyLestinae
Calvert, 1901
1
14
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Lestidae (Calvert 1901)
Lestidae (Calvert 1901)


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