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Lestes
Lestes is a genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The family hold their wings at about 45 degrees to the body when resting. This distinguishes them from most other species of damselflies which hold the wings along, and parallel to, the body when at rest.
The name Lestes comes from the Greek word ληστησ meaning predator.
The genus contains the following species:
- Lestes alacer – Plateau Spreadwing
- Lestes alfonsoi
- Lestes amicus
- Lestes angularis
- Lestes apollinaris
- Lestes auripennis
- Lestes auritus
- Lestes australis – Southern Spreadwing
- Lestes barbarus – Southern Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Spreadwing
- Lestes basidens
- Lestes bipupillatus
- Lestes concinnus
- Lestes congener – Spotted Spreadwing
- Lestes curvatus
- Lestes debellardi
- Lestes dichrostigma
- Lestes disjunctus – Northern Spreadwing
- Lestes dissimulans
- Lestes dorothea
- Lestes dryas – Emerald Spreadwing, Scarce Emerald Damselfly, Robust Spreadwing, Turlough Spreadwing
- Lestes elatus
- Lestes eurinus – Amber-winged Spreadwing
- Lestes falcifer
- Lestes fernandoi
- Lestes forcipatus – Sweetflag Spreadwing
- Lestes forficula – Rainpool Spreadwing
- Lestes garoensis
- Lestes helix
- Lestes henshawi
- Lestes ictericus
- Lestes inaequalis – Elegant Spreadwing
- Lestes japonicus
- Lestes jerrelli
- Lestes jurzitzai
- Lestes macrostigma – Dark Emerald Damselfly or Dark Spreadwing
- Lestes malabaricus
- Lestes malaisei
- Lestes minutus
- Lestes nigriceps
- Lestes nodalis
- Lestes numidicus
- Lestes ochraceus
- Lestes pallidus
- Lestes patricia
- Lestes paulistus
- Lestes pictus
- Lestes pinheyi
- Lestes plagiatus
- Lestes praecellens
- Lestes praemorsus
- Lestes praevius
- Lestes pruinescens
- Lestes quadristriatus
- Lestes rectangularis – Slender Spreadwing
- Lestes regulatus
- Lestes scalaris
- Lestes secula
- Lestes sigma – Chalky Spreadwing
- Lestes silvaticus
- Lestes simplex
- Lestes simulatrix
- Lestes spatula
- Lestes sponsa – Emerald Damselfly, Common Spreadwing
- Lestes spumarius – Antillean Spreadwing
- Lestes sternalis
- Lestes stultus – Black Spreadwing
- Lestes temporalis
- Lestes tenuatus – Blue-striped Spreadwing
- Lestes thoracicus
- Lestes tikalus
- Lestes trichonus
- Lestes tricolor
- Lestes tridens
- Lestes umbrinus
- Lestes uncifer
- Lestes undulatus
- Lestes unguiculatus – Lyre-tipped Spreadwing
- Lestes urubamba
- Lestes vidua – Carolina Spreadwing
- Lestes vigilax – Swamp Spreadwing
- Lestes virens – Small Emerald Damselfly, Small Spreadwing
- Lestes virgatus
- Lestes viridulus