Sinhalestes orientalis
| Sinhalestes orientalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Sinhalestes Fraser, 1951 |
| Species: | S. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinhalestes orientalis (Hagen, 1862) | |
Sinhalestes orientalis, the emerald Sri Lanka spreadwing, is a monotypic species of damselfly in the family Lestidae. The species was thought to be extinct since none have been found since it was first scientifically described in 1862. However, in 2012 this species was re-discovered by a young odonatologist Amila Sumanapala from the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, Sri Lanka.
It is endemic to Sri Lanka and so far it has only been recorded from Peak Wilderness Sanctuary and its surrounding areas.
Sources
- Bedjanič, M. (2009). "Sinhalestes orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
- Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- Sumanapala, A. P. and Bedjanič, M. (2013). Rediscovery of a long lost endemic damselfly Sinhalestes orientalis (Hagen in Selys, 1862) from Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, Sri Lanka (Zygoptera: Lestidae). Asian Journal of Conservation Biology. Vol. 2 (1): 44–47.
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