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Archilestes
Archilestes grandis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Lestidae
Genus:	Archilestes Selys, 1862

Archilestes is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestidae. Like most members of Lestidae, Archliestes rest with their wings spread out. This genus has eight species, the great spreadwing and California spreadwing are the most common and widespread.

The genus contains the following species:

Male	Female	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
		Archilestes californicus McLachlan, 1895	California spreadwing	Central America and North America
		Archilestes exoletus (Hagen in Selys, 1862)		South America
		Archilestes grandis (Rambur, 1942)	Great spreadwing	western and southern North America
		Archilestes guayaraca De Marmels, 1982		South America
		Archilestes latialatus Donnelly, 1981		Central America
		Archilestes neblina Garrison, 1982		Central America
		Archilestes regalis Gloyd, 1944		Central America
		Archilestes tuberalatus (Williamson, 1921)		Central America

Notes

1. ^ "North American Odonata". University of Puget Sound. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.

References

• Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2024). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama.

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