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title: "Western Willow Spreadwing"
description: "Chalcolestes viridis — Insetos e aranhas. Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis, is a damselfly of the family Lestidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/western-willow-spreadwing
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Willow Spreadwing

> Chalcolestes viridis — Insetos e aranhas. Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis, is a damselfly of the family Lestidae.

- Scientific name: *Chalcolestes viridis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 18542
- Wikidata: [Q2140604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2140604)
- iNaturalist taxon: [124488](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/124488)

## Names

- en: Western Willow Spreadwing
- de: Weidenjungfer
- es: Lestes verdino
- fr: Leste vert
- nl: Houtpantserjuffer
- pl: Pałątka zielona

## Countries with the most observations

FR (3856), DE (3600), GB (2819), ES (1490), NL (1231), BE (1023), PT (789), IT (613), DK (454), AT (296), CH (227), PL (226)

## Summary

Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis, is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. It has a metallic green body and at rest it holds its wings away from its body. Its common name is the willow emerald damselfly, the green emerald damselfly, or the western willow spreadwing. It has an elongated abdomen and pale brown spots on its wings and resides in areas of still water with overhanging trees.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalcolestes_viridis

## Photo

![Western Willow Spreadwing](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-willow-spreadwing/medium.jpg)

Photo: Felix Puff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182843283

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-willow-spreadwing?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).