Synlestidae

Synlestidae
Chlorolestes tessellatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Superfamily: Lestoidea
Family: Synlestidae
Tillyard, 1917
Map showing global distribution of Synlestidae
Distribution of Synlestidae

Synlestidae is a family of damselflies commonly known as sylphs or malachites. The family includes nine living genera distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Australia and the Caribbean. Members are typically large, slender damselflies with metallic green, bronze or black coloration and pale markings, and many species rest with their wings partly spread.

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