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Lestes sponsa | |
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Male Warren Heath, Hampshire, England | |
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Female Coire Loch, Glen Affric, Scotland | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Lestidae |
Genus: | Lestes |
Species: | L. sponsa
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Binomial name | |
Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)
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Lestes sponsa is a damselfly with a wide Palaearctic distribution. It is known commonly as the emerald damselfly or common spreadwing.[2] Both males and females have a metallic green colour and brown wing spots. It resides near pools with aquatic plants.[3] When resting its wings are usually half opened.