Chlorolestes umbratus
| Chlorolestes umbratus | |
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| File:Chlorolestes umbratus White Malachite 2013 02 26.jpg | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Synlestidae |
| Genus: | Chlorolestes |
| Species: | C. umbratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlorolestes umbratus Hagen in Selys, 1862
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Chlorolestes umbratus, the white malachite is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is endemic to southern South Africa. This species is found along rivers and streams in both forest and fynbos.[2]
Although its range is restricted, and has declined in the past, this species is locally common and has recovered where alien tree species have been removed from waterways.[1]
A small malachite; 38–47 mm long with a wingspan of 46–52 mm. Some males develop a whitish pruinose-blue bloom on the upper thorax, and smoky-black wing bands. Non-pruinose males and females have a metallic-green or brown thorax and abdomen; the thorax has yellow antehumeral stripes. Both sexes can be distinguished from other malachites by their small size, uniformly coloured pterostigmata and wing venation.[2]
References
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[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Chlorolestes umbratus at Wikispecies
- Chlorolestes umbratus on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
- White malachite Species text in the Online Atlas of South African Odonata
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