Odonata of Bangladesh
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Lestes praemorsus (Selys, 1892) — The Scalloped Spreadwing
Female
Female
Male
Others
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Lestidae
- Genus:
- Lestes
- Species:
- Lestes praemorsus (Selys, 1892)
- Common name:
- The Scalloped Spreadwing
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Uncommon
- Flight Seasons:
- May, September
- Local Distribution:
- Sylhet, Chittagong
- Global Distribution:
- Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
- Identification Key:
- Mesothorax without metallic or other markings.
- Distinguishing Feature:
- Owing to the gradual development of melanosis, a large number of varying forms are found ranging from pale brown with distinct markings in the teneral condition to melanotic forms which are quite black and exhibit no markings.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 33.5 mm
Female: 31 mm - Wing Size:
- Male: 21.5 mm
Female: 20.5 mm - Wing Spot:
- Male: Black
Female: Black - Eye Color:
- Male: Sapphire blue
Female: Dull sapphire blue
- COI Gene:
>gi|554518119|gb|KF369423.1| Lestes praemorsus voucher RMNH.INS.503590 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
TACACTATACTTAATGTTTGGAGCATGAGCAGGAATAGTAGGAACAGCATTAAGAATACTAATTCGTGTAGAATTGGGGCAACCTGGGTCATTAATTGGGGATGACCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACACGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGGGGATTTGGAAACTGGTTAGTTCCATTAATACTGGGAGCACCAGACATGGCATTTCCTCGACTTAATAATATAAGATTTTGGCTACTTCCACCATCACTAACACTTTTATTAGCAAGAAGCCTAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCAGGAACTGGGTGAACAGTATATCCTCCACTAGCCGGAGCCATTGCACACGCAGGGGCATCAGTTGATCTAACAATTTTTTCTCTTCACTTGGCTGGGGTTTCATCTATTCTTGGGGCAATTAACTTTATTACTACAACTATTAATATAAAGTCACCTGGAATAAAGTTAGATCAGATACCACTATTTGTGTGGGCCGTAGTAATTACGGCAGTATTATTATTACTATCACTACCCGTATTAGCTGGTGCTATTACCATATTATTGACAGACCGTAATATCAATACATCCTTTTTTGATCCGGCAGGTGGTGGAGACCCAATTCTATATCAACATTTATTT
- CO1 Protein:
>tr|U5T9N6|U5T9N6_9ODON Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (Fragment) OS=Lestes praemorsus GN=COI PE=3 SV=1
TLYLMFGAWAGMVGTALSMLIRVELGQPGSLIGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSLTLLLASSLVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTTINMKSPGMKLDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTSFFDPAGGGDPILYQHLF