Chlorolestes conspicuus
Chlorolestes conspicuus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Synlestidae |
Genus: | Chlorolestes |
Species: | C. conspicuus
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Binomial name | |
Chlorolestes conspicuus Selys, 1862
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Chlorolestes conspicuus, the conspicuous malachite is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is endemic to south-western South Africa. This species is found at rivers and streams in both open and wooded valleys.[2]
Although its range is restricted, this locally common species is not threatened at present.[1]
The largest species in its genus, it is 59–65 mm long with a wingspan of 64–72 mm. Males and females are similar; the thorax and abdomen are metallic-green aging to coppery brown. The thorax has yellow or bronze antehumeral stripes. Both sexes can be distinguished from other malachites by their long (>2.5 mm), uniformly coloured pterostigmata and wing venation.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0620338784.
External links
- Media related to Chlorolestes conspicuus at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Chlorolestes conspicuus at Wikispecies
- Chlorolestes conspicuus on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online