Lestes sponsa

Also known as Emerald Damselfly

species of insect

Species

Least Concern

Common Spreadwing

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyLestidae

Observations9,909

Observations recorded203,835

アオイトトンボ（学名：Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)）は、アオイトトンボ科アオイトトンボ属に分類されるトンボの1種。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,584
With media: 927
Family: Lestidae
Collections: UIT, USNM
Recorded in: Norway, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Poland

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Lestes
Image: Aoitotonbo.jpg

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Commons category: Lestes sponsa
taxon rank: species
taxon name: Lestes sponsa
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons gallery: Lestes sponsa
taxon common name: nordmetallvannymfe
short name: L. sponsa

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Encyclopedic overview

Lestes sponsa is a damselfly with a wide Palaearctic distribution. It is known commonly as the emerald damselfly or common spreadwing. Both males and females have a metallic green colour and brown wing spots. It resides near pools with aquatic plants. When resting its wings are usually half opened.

Behaviour

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lestes sponsa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.