Sydlig kobbervandnymfe (Lestes barbarus)

• English name: Migrant Spreadwing
• German name: Südliche Binsenjungfer
• French name: Leste sauvage
• Dutch name: Zwervende pantserjuffer
• Swedish name: Vandrande smaragdflickslända
• Norwegian name: N/A
• Finnish name: N/A
• Danish name: Sydlig kobbervandnymfe
• Italian name: Verdina barbara
• Czech name: šídlatka brvnatá
• Slovenian name: Grmiščna zverca
• Bulgarian name: Двупетнисто кротиче

Sydlig kobbervandnymfe (Lestes barbarus)

Not present

Present before 1990

Present after 1990

Present before and after 1990

Present after 2015

Map data based on J.-P. Boudot & V. J. Kalkman (eds.),
Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies

General		• a fairly large, pale yellow-green-brown species which occurs throughout Europe except much of the British Isles and the north-east
Classification		• suborder: Zygoptera (damselflies); family: Lestidae
Conservation status		• IUCN Red List Europe: Least Concern
Scientific name		• Lestes barbarus (Fabricius, 1798)
Distribution		• click or tap the Map button above
Habitat		• still, shallow waters and wetlands which dry up in the course of summer
Dimensions		• typical body length: 40-45 mm; hindwing: 20-27 mm
Notes		• like all other (Chalco)lestes species, often spreads its wings at a 45° angle when at rest
		• (Chalco)lestes species overwinter as eggs (in diapause) rather than as larvae or adults
Both sexes	Thorax	• the upper part of the thorax is metallic green or brown; the lower part is beige/yellow
		• the antehumeral stripe is pale and wide
	Abdomen	• the upper part of the abdomen is metallic green or brown; the lower part is beige/yellow
	Wings	➤ the pterostigma is bicoloured: dark brown on the inside; creamy white on the outside
	Legs	• the legs are pale with a black longitudinal stripe
Male	Thorax	• pruinescence is limited to the wing base and the lower part of the thorax
	Abdomen	• pruinescence on the abdomen is limited to (S9 and) S10
Photographs		• most of our photos below were made in the south of Italy