Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)
(Emerald Damselfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
GenusLestes (emerald damselflies)
FamilyLESTIDAE (emerald damselflies)
SuborderZYGOPTERA (damselflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly) :
1: Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
9 Jul 2011 OSGR: SS59 51° 40’ N, 4° 10’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) England
Teneral male
Image 1: Teneral male - lateral viewImage 2: Teneral male - lateral view - black backgroundImage 3: Teneral male - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 4: Teneral male - latero-dorsal viewImage 5: Teneral male - latero-dorsal view (2)
2: Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
2 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Pair in tandem
3: Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
12 Jul 1975 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - latero-dorsal viewImage 3: Male - dorsal viewImage 4: Male - latero-dorsal view

Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)
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