Chalcolestes is a small genus of damselfly in the family Lestidae. They are commonly known as willow spreadwings. They are similar to the spreadwings of the genus Lestes.
The name Chalcolestes comes from Greek: ÃÂñûÃÂÿàcopper and û÷ÃÂÃÂֈpredator.
The genus contains only two species:
A single fossil species, â Chalcolestes tibetensis <small>Xia et al., 2022</small> is known from the Late Eocene of Tibet.