LESTIDAE Calvert, 1901

Mauffray, William F. & Tennessen, Kenneth J., 2019, A Catalogue and Historical Study of the Odonata of Ecuador, Zootaxa 4628 (1), pp. 1-265 : 87

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scientific name	LESTIDAE Calvert, 1901
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Two genera of Lestidae occur in Ecuador. Lestes is a large genus with 45 New World species, although only four species are recorded for Ecuador. They are large to medium-sized damselflies that perch with the wings out at an angle.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Odonata
Family	Lestidae

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