Lestes australis

Lestes australis, the southern spreadwing, is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae. It is found in North America.[2][3][1][4]

Lestes australis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Lestidae
Genus:	Lestes
Species:	L. australis
Binomial name
Lestes australis Walker, 1952
Synonyms[2]
Lestes disjunctus australis Walker, 1952

The IUCN conservation status of Lestes australis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2017.[1][5][6]

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References

1. "Lestes australis Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
2. "Lestes australis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
3. "Lestes australis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
4. "Lestes australis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
5. "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
6. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound. 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading

• Donnelly, Nick (2003). "Lestes disjunctus, forcipatus, and australis: a confusing complex of North American damselflies". Argia. 15 (3): 10–13. ISSN 1061-8503.
• Kalkman, V. J. (2013). Studies on phylogeny and biogeography of damselflies (Odonata) with emphasis on the Argiolestidae (PhD). Leiden University. hdl:1887/22953.