Indolestes facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Indolestes |
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| Indolestes gracilis Tamil Nadu |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Indolestes Fraser, 1922 |
Indolestes is a group of amazing insects called damselflies. They belong to the family Lestidae. Think of them like cousins to dragonflies, but with a few differences!
Indolestes damselflies are usually medium-sized. They often have colors that help them blend in with their surroundings. You can find these cool insects in many places, from India all the way across Asia, Australia, and even some islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Discovering Indolestes Species
There are many different kinds of Indolestes damselflies! Scientists have given each one a special name. Here are some of the species known in this group:
- Indolestes albicaudus (McLachlan, 1895)
- Indolestes alfurus Lieftinck, 1960
- Indolestes alleni (Tillyard, 1913) - Small Reedling
- Indolestes anomalus Fraser, 1946
- Indolestes aruanus Lieftinck, 1951
- Indolestes assamicus Fraser, 1930
- Indolestes bellax (Lieftinck, 1930)
- Indolestes bilineatus (Selys, 1891)
- Indolestes birmanus (Selys, 1891)
- Indolestes boninensis (Asahina, 1952)
- Indolestes cheesmanae Kimmins, 1936
- Indolestes coeruleus Fraser, 1924
- Indolestes cyaneus (Selys, 1862)
- Indolestes dajakanus (Lieftinck, 1948)
- Indolestes davenporti (Fraser, 1930)
- Indolestes divisus (Hagen in Selys, 1862)
- Indolestes extraneus (Needham, 1930)
- Indolestes floresianus Lieftinck, 1960
- Indolestes goniocercus Lieftinck, 1960
- Indolestes gracilis (Hagen in Selys, 1862)
- Indolestes guizhouensis Zhou & Zhou, 2005
- Indolestes indicus Fraser, 1922
- Indolestes inflatus (Fraser, 1933)
- Indolestes linsleyi Lieftinck, 1960
- Indolestes lundquisti (Lieftinck, 1949)
- Indolestes luxatus (Lieftinck, 1932)
- Indolestes lygisticercus (Lieftinck, 1932)
- Indolestes obiri Watson, 1979 - Cave Reedling
- Indolestes peregrinus (Ris, 1916)
- Indolestes pulcherrimus Fraser, 1924
- Indolestes risi (Van der Weele, 1909)
- Indolestes sutteri Lieftinck, 1953
- Indolestes tenuissimus Tillyard, 1906 - Slender Reedling
- Indolestes vitiensis (Tillyard, 1924)
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