| Chlorolestes umbratus | |
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| Male | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Synlestidae |
| Genus: | Chlorolestes |
| Species: | C. umbratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorolestes umbratus Hagen in Selys, 1862 | |
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.
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.
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.
References
- ^ Suhling, F.; Samways, M.J. (2010). "Chlorolestes umbratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T63191A12615882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T63191A12615882.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620338784.
External links
Media related to Chlorolestes umbratus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chlorolestes umbratus at Wikispecies- Chlorolestes umbratus on African Dragonflies and Damselflies Online
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Chlorolestes umbratus | |