Chlorolestes fasciatus

Chlorolestes fasciatus
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Synlestidae
Genus: Chlorolestes
Species: C. fasciatus
Binomial name
Chlorolestes fasciatus
Burmeister, 1839

Chlorolestes fasciatus, the mountain malachite or mountain sylph is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitat is montane streams.

It is 39–54 mm long with a wingspan of 49–64 mm. Males and females are similar; the thorax and abdomen are metallic-green aging to coppery brown. The thorax has contrasting yellow antehumeral stripes; these are more narrow than those of the similar Forest Malachite. Most mature males have opalescent and blackish wing bands.

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