Vestalis gracilis
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| Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842
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Vestalis gracilis[2][3], is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is known commonly as the clear-winged forest glory[4][5] or clear-winged flash-wing[4]. It is native to Southeast Asia and surrounding regions[1].
Description
The male and female are similar in size; the male having an abdomen 45 to 46 millimeters long and a hindwing 34 to 38 millimeters long and the female with an abdomen 43 to 50 millimeters long and a hindwing 36 to 39 millimeters long[6][7][4][5].
The male is iridescent green with a yellow and black underside. It has brown legs and blue-tinged transparent wings. The eyes are dark brown above and greenish yellow below. The female is duller greenish brown in color[6][7][4].
Habitat
This is a common species across much of its range. It breeds in forest streams, often in disturbed and cultivated areas too[1]. Commonly seen as a group rest among bushes in forest paths and shades together with Vestalis apicalis[6][7][4].
Subspecies
A subspecies, V. g. montana Fraser, 1934, has been described from Western Ghats of South India[1]. It is now synonymised with V. a. submontana and is considered as a separate species Vestalis submontana[2][8][3].
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Vestalis gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. IUCN: e.T163667A5632782. 2009. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163667A5632782.en. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ a b "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- ^ a b M. Hamalainen. "Calopterygoidea of the World" (PDF). caloptera.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ^ a b "Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
- ^ a b c Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
- ^ a b c C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
- ^ M. Hamalainen. "NOTES ON THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF VESTALIS SUBMONTANA ERASER, 1934 FROM SOUTH INDIA (ZYGOPTERA: CALOPTERYGIDAE)" (PDF). caloptera.com. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
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