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Lestoidea is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestoideidae, commonly known as bluestreaks. Its species are endemic to north-east Queensland, Australia, where they inhabit rainforest streams.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderOdonata
  5. FamilyLestoideidae
Habitatfreshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
Family
Lestoideidae
Collections
MSU
Recorded in
Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Lestoideidae
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taxon name
Lestoidea
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Lestoidea
homonymous taxon
Lestoidea
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Lestoidea is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestoideidae, commonly known as bluestreaks. Its species are endemic to north-east Queensland, Australia, where they inhabit rainforest streams.

Species of Lestoidea are medium-sized to large damselflies, dark brown to black in colour, with a dull orange area on the side of the thorax and greenish-yellow markings elsewhere.

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