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Pseudolestidae
Pseudolestes is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Pseudolestidae, one of three families in the superfamily Euphaeoidea. Its only species, Pseudolestes mirabilis, is endemic to Hainan Island, China.
The species inhabits forest streams and is one of the most distinctive damselflies in Asia. Adults have broad wings marked with conspicuous black and yellow patches and a slender dark abdomen, while the aquatic nymphs possess prominent abdominal gill tufts. Both the adult and larval stages differ markedly from those of most other damselflies. Pseudolestes mirabilis is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
1 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 1 known species
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86022.