Large Bluestreak (Lestoidea barbarae)

The Large Bluestreak (Lestoidea barbarae) is a damselfly species of the family Lestoideidae, which contains 4 species in Australia.

The identification key to the family Lestoideidae consists of 3 couplets, 1 of which is pertinent to Lestoidea barbarae. Click on the number on the right to display the corresponding couplet.

#	Family	Species	Couplet No.
	Lestoideidae	Large Bluestreak (Lestoidea barbarae)
1			Lestoideidae: Key couplet 1 of 3 ● Anal vein free of wing margin from Ac approximately one third or more of distance to crossvein at end of quadrilateral cell ● Inferior appendage of male almost as long as superior appendage ● Posterior lobe of female pronotum forming broad flange, not abruptly angulated, about half way to outer comer ⇒ species: Large Bluestreak (Lestoidea barbarae) a ↑ b ↓ ● Anal vein vestigial, free of wing margin for less than one third distance from Ac to crossvein at end of quadrilateral cell ● Inferior appendage of male much shorter than superior appendage ● Posterior lobe of female pronotum abruptly angled about half way to outer corner