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Lestes sigma

Lestes sigma, the chalky spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Lestes sigma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Lestes
Species:
L. sigma
Binomial name
Lestes sigma
Calvert, 1901

Lestes sigma, the chalky spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in Central America and North America.2314

The IUCN conservation status of Lestes sigma is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.156

References

References

  1. Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Lestes sigma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T51364373A80694904. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364373A80694904.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Lestes sigma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  3. "Lestes sigma". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. "Lestes sigma species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. "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.