Classificatie
Animalia [rijk]Arthropoda [fylum]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [subklasse]
Odonata [orde]
Zygoptera [suborde]
Lestinoidea [superfamilie]
Lestidae [familie]
Lestes [geslacht]
Genus Lestes heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Lestes barbarus [species]
Lestes dryas [species]
Lestes sponsa [species]
Lestes virens [species]
Lestes viridis [species]