Vestalis

Vestalis is a genus of damselflies belonging to the family Calopterygidae.

Vestalis
Vestalis gracilis
Vestalis apicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Calopterygidae
Subfamily: Calopteryginae
Genus: Vestalis
Selys, 1853

The genus contains the following species:[1][2]

  • Vestalis amabilis Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis amaryllis Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis amethystina Lieftinck, 1965 – Forest Damselfly
  • Vestalis amnicola Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis amoena Selys, 1853 – Metallic Green Demoiselle, Charming Flashwing
  • Vestalis anacolosa Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis anne Hämäläinen, 1985
  • Vestalis apicalis Selys, 1873
  • Vestalis atropha Lieftinck, 1965
  • Vestalis beryllae Laidlaw, 1915
  • Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842) – Clear-winged Forest Glory
  • Vestalis luctuosa (Burmeister, 1839)
  • Vestalis lugens Albarda in Selys, 1879
  • Vestalis melania Selys, 1873
  • Vestalis submontana Fraser, 1934
  • Vestalis yunosukei Asahina, 1990

References

  1. Subramanian, K.A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of India-A field guide. Bangalore: School of Ecological Studies, Indian Institute of Science & Indian Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.


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