Elattoneura oculata
| Elattoneura oculata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Platycnemididae |
| Genus: | Elattoneura |
| Species: | E. oculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Elattoneura oculata (Kirby, 1894)
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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]
References
- ^ a b Bedjanič, M.; Dow, R.A.; Sumanapala, A.P. (2021). "Elattoneura oculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T163519A170688434. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T163519A170688434.en.