Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Synlestidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Genus Chlorolestes | |
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Similar Chlorolestes, Odonate, Allocnemis leucosticta, Ceratogomphus pictus, Lestes plagiatus | ||
Chlorolestes fasciatus, the mountain malachite or mountain sylph is a species of damselfly in the family Synlestidae. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitat is montane streams.
It is 39–54 mm long with a wingspan of 49–64 mm. Males and females are similar; the thorax and abdomen are metallic-green aging to coppery brown. The thorax has contrasting yellow antehumeral stripes; these are more narrow than those of the similar Forest Malachite. Most mature males have opalescent and blackish wing bands.
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