Lestidae

3. Chalcolestes viridis (Vander Linden, 1825) Conservation and breeding status: LC (EU), LC (IT), LC (MED), B

This atlantic-mediterranean lentic damselfly was found in EXP (4,6) and PDS (15); in the latter a small breeding population was observed at around 1000 m, demonstrating a rather high elevation for reproduction. C. viridis occurs in the Alps, though it is more frequent below 600 m (Wildermuth 2005; Boano et al. 2007; Riservato et al. 2014c; Siesa 2017).