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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. forficula
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| Binomial name | |
| Lestes forficula Rambur, 1842
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Lestes forficula, the rainpool spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.2314
The IUCN conservation status of Lestes forficula is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2018.156
References
References
- Paulson, D.R. (2018). "Lestes forficula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T49254380A49255721. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T49254380A49255721.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Lestes forficula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "Lestes forficula". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "Lestes forficula species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
Further reading
- Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.