Lestes ictericus

Lestes ictericus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Lestidae
Genus: Lestes
Species: L. ictericus
Binomial name
Lestes ictericus
Gerstäcker, 1869

Lestes ictericus is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known by the common names tawny spreadwing and yellow spreadwing. It is native to much of eastern and western Africa. It lives near seasonal pools in savanna habitat.[1]

References

  1. Clausnitzer, V., Suhling, F. & Dijkstra, K. 2010. Lestes ictericus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 January 2016.
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