Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Odonata (Dragonflies, damselflies) ➔ Family Lestidae (Spreadwings)

Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)

Gemeine Binsenjungfer Emerald Damselfly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Lestes autumnalis Stephens, 1835 | Lestes forcipula Charpentier, 1825 | Lestes neglectus Froehlich, 1903 | Lestes nympha Stephens, 1836 | Lestes nymphaeides Bartenev, 1914 | Lestes picteti Fonscolombe, 1838 | Lestes spectrum Kolenati, 1856 |

  • Lestes sponsa, male  105
    Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)  Gemeine Binsenjungfer  Emerald Damselfly 
    Lestes sponsa, male
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-08-22 11:07:00
    Image number: 105
    male
    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-08-22 11:07:00

  • Lestes sponsa, pair in tandem  152
    Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)  Gemeine Binsenjungfer  Emerald Damselfly 
    Lestes sponsa, pair in tandem
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-08-18 11:30:31
    Image number: 152
    pair in tandem
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-08-18 11:30:31

  • Lestes sponsa, female  153
    Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)  Gemeine Binsenjungfer  Emerald Damselfly 
    Lestes sponsa, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-08-18 11:29:39
    Image number: 153
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-08-18 11:29:39

  • Lestes sponsa, male  154
    Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)  Gemeine Binsenjungfer  Emerald Damselfly 
    Lestes sponsa, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-08-18 11:29:46
    Image number: 154
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-08-18 11:29:46

  • Lestes sponsa, male  166
    Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)  Gemeine Binsenjungfer  Emerald Damselfly 
    Lestes sponsa, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-07-16 12:39:05
    Image number: 166
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-07-16 12:39:05

  • Lestes sponsa, female  1045
    Lestes sponsa (Hansemann, 1823)  Gemeine Binsenjungfer  Emerald Damselfly 
    Lestes sponsa, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2009-08-23 14:24:28
    Image number: 1045
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2009-08-23 14:24:28




References, further reading, links:
  1. Tol J. van (2016). Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata (version Dec 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2016 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.