Elattoneura oculata

Elattoneura oculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Elattoneura
Species: E. oculata
Binomial name
Elattoneura oculata
(Kirby, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Elattoneura bigemmata Lieftinck, 1971

Elattoneura oculata is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae known commonly as the two-spotted threadtail. It is endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is a rare species known from a few locations in the southern and central parts of the island. It lives along streams in primary rainforest habitat, an ecosystem threatened by habitat destruction and degradation.[1]

See also

References

  1. Bedjanič, M. 2009. Elattoneura oculata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 February 2016.
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