Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Lestoidea lewisiana (Lestoidea lewisiana), recorded as Endangered
Lestoidea lewisiana (Lestoidea lewisiana). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Lestoidea lewisiana

Lestoidea lewisiana

Lestoidea lewisiana is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Lestoideidae (order Odonata), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Lestoidea lewisiana
Taxonomy
Insecta · Odonata · Lestoideidae · Lestoidea

Appearance

Lestoidea lewisiana is a medium-sized to large damselfly, dark brown to black in colour, with dull orange to greenish markings.

Range and habitat

Lestoidea lewisiana is endemic to north-east Queensland and is known only from Mount Lewis, where it inhabits rainforest streams. It is known only from Mount Lewis in north-east Queensland, where it inhabits rainforest streams.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Life history

Life history follows the order: complete metamorphosis in moths and beetles, nymphs in grasshoppers and bugs. This page does not invent a host plant that no source named.

In crisis

Lestoidea lewisiana is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Lestoidea lewisiana, Wikidata item Q1912991. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Lestoidea lewisiana?
Lestoidea lewisiana is a dragonfly or damselfly in the family Lestoideidae (order Odonata).
What is the conservation status of Lestoidea lewisiana?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lestoidea lewisiana. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Lestoidea lewisiana live?
Lestoidea lewisiana is endemic to north-east Queensland and is known only from Mount Lewis, where it inhabits rainforest streams.
Why is Lestoidea lewisiana in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Lestoidea lewisiana?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Lestoidea lewisiana a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.