Austrolestes leda

Wandering ringtail
Female
Male Austrolestes leda
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Lestidae
Genus:	Austrolestes
Species:	A. leda
Binomial name
Austrolestes leda (Selys, 1862) [2]

Austrolestes leda is an Australian species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, ^[3] commonly known as a wandering ringtail. ^[4] It is found across eastern Australia where it inhabits slow and still water. ^[5]

Austrolestes leda is a medium-sized to large damselfly, the male is light blue and black. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Female
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  Male
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  Male holding the neck of a female while she lays her eggs
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  Face
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  Female wings
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  Male wings

See also

• List of Odonata species of Australia

References

1. Dow, R.A. (2017). "Austrolestes leda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T87534560A87539979. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T87534560A87539979.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Selys-Longchamps, E. (1862). "Synopsis des Agrionines, seconde légion: Lestes". Bulletin de la Classe des Science, Académie Royale de Belgique. 2 (in French). 13: 288–338 [331].
3. "Species Austrolestes leda (Selys, 1862)". Australian Faunal Directory . Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
4. Theischinger, Günther; Hawking, John (2006). The Complete Field Guide to Dragonflies of Australia. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. p. 36. ISBN   978-0-64309-073-6.
5. Theischinger, Gunther; Endersby, Ian (2009). Identification Guide to the Australian Odonata (PDF). Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water NSW. p. 205. ISBN   978-1-74232-475-3.
6. 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   0-643-05136-8.