Lestoidea

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Lestoidea

Genus of damselflies

This article is about the damselfly genus. For the damselfly superfamily, see Lestoidea (superfamily).

Lestoidea is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestoideidae,[2] commonly known as bluestreaks.[3] Its species are endemic to north-east Queensland, Australia, where they inhabit rainforest streams.[3]

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Species of Lestoidea are medium-sized to large damselflies, dark brown to black in colour, with a dull orange area on the side of the thorax and greenish-yellow markings elsewhere.[4]

Species

The genus Lestoidea has four species:[5]

See also

References

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  1. [1]
    Tillyard, R.J. (1913). "On some new and rare Australian Agrionidae (Odonata)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 37 (1912): 404–479 [428]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22352 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. [2]
    "Genus Lestoidea Tillyard, 1913". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. [3]
    Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-64309-073-6.
  4. [4]
    Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. ISBN 0643051368.
  5. [5]
    Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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