Lestes virgatus is a species of damselfly in the family Lestidae, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the smoky spreadwing and virginal spreadwing. It is native to much of southeastern Africa, where it is widespread. It lives in pools and swamps in forest and woodland habitat.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Lestes |
| Species: | L. virgatus
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| Lestes virgatus (Burmeister, 1839)
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References
edit- ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Lestes virgatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59907A85621305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59907A85621305.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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