Сенчесто кротиче (Chalcolestes parvidens)

• English name: Eastern Willow Spreadwing
• German name: Östliche Weidenjungfer
• French name: Leste vert oriental
• Dutch name: Oostelijke houtpantserjuffer
• Swedish name: N/A
• Norwegian name: N/A
• Finnish name: N/A
• Danish name: N/A
• Italian name: Verdina orientale
• Czech name: N/A
• Slovenian name: Presenetljiva pazverca
• Bulgarian name: Сенчесто кротиче

Сенчесто кротиче (Chalcolestes parvidens)

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, metallic green or brown species of south-eastern Europe
Classification		• suborder: Zygoptera (damselflies); family: Lestidae
Conservation status		• IUCN Red List Europe: Least Concern
Scientific name		• Chalcolestes parvidens (Artobolevsky, 1929)
Distribution		• click or tap the Map button above
Habitat		• still or slow-flowing waters with trees or bushes on the banks
Dimensions		• typical body length: 44-50 mm; hindwing: 22-26 mm
Notes		• like all other (Chalco)lestes species, often spreads its wings at a 45° angle when at rest
		• females lay their eggs in soft-wooded trees, e.g. willow (Salix sp.), near the water's edge
		• (Chalco)lestes species overwinter as eggs (in diapause) rather than as larvae or adults
		• used to be known as Lestes parvidens
Both sexes	Thorax	➤ the side of the thorax has a metallic green or brown 'spur'
	Abdomen	• there is no pruinescence on the abdomen
	Wings	• the large pterostigma is light brown
Male	Abdomen	➤ the tip and sides of the upper appendages are often (extensively) white, with only the very tip black
Female	Abdomen	➤ the ovipositor bears 6-8 large teeth
Photographs		• most of our photos below were made in Tuscany

LineDrawing: Chalcolestes viridis and C. parvidens: the male's appendages in dorsal view.

Chalcolestes viridis (left) and C. parvidens (right); appendages, male
Note the black sides of the appendages in C. viridis and the very small inner subapical tooth in C. parvidens.

Chalcolestes viridis (left) and C. parvidens (right); ovipositor, female
Note the larger number of teeth on the ovipositor in C. viridis (10-14) than in C. parvidens (6-8).
Drawings © by H. von Hagen. Reproduced here with the author's permission.

Chalcolestes viridis (left) and C. parvidens (right)
Male appendages in dorsal view
Drawing by Ruth Ilka Nüß
© 2013 Lehmann & Nüß and DragonflyPix.com