Lestoidea
Genus of damselflies
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Lestoidea is a genus of damselflies in the family Lestoideidae,[2] commonly known as bluestreaks.[3] Its species are endemic to north-east Queensland, Australia, where they inhabit rainforest streams.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestoideidae |
| Genus: | Lestoidea Tillyard, 1913[1] |
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Species of Lestoidea are medium-sized to large damselflies, dark brown to black in colour, with a dull orange area on the side of the thorax and greenish-yellow markings elsewhere.[4]
Species
The genus Lestoidea has four species:[5]
- Lestoidea barbarae Watson, 1967 - large bluestreak
- Lestoidea brevicauda Theischinger, 1996- short-tipped bluestreak
- Lestoidea conjuncta Tillyard, 1913- common bluestreak
- Lestoidea lewisiana Theischinger, 1996 - Mount Lewis bluestreak
