Lestes australis
| Lestes australis | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Odonata | 
| Suborder: | Zygoptera | 
| Family: | Lestidae | 
| Genus: | Lestes | 
| Species: | L. australis 
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| Binomial name | |
| Lestes australis Walker, 1952 
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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]
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]

References
- ^ a b c Paulson, D.R. (2017). "Lestes australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T51364319A68460792. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T51364319A68460792.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
 - ^ a b "Lestes australis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
 - ^ "Lestes australis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
 - ^ "Lestes australis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
 - ^ "Odonata Central". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
 - ^ "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.
 
External links
 Media related to Lestes australis at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Lestes australis at Wikispecies

